Just Spitfires

Complete #Spitfires coverage, including news, stats, quotes and opinions.

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Bit disappointed by what came out about us but it’s not gonna change anything now.

#Spitfires

[SaintsExtra @SaintsExtra]

🚨 The League Arbitration Panel's full written reasons on #SaintsFC spying on Ipswich Town in April:

"The Club was scheduled to play Ipswich in a home fixture on the evening of 28 April 2026. In preparation, Ipswich trained at Eastleigh Football Club (“Eastleigh”) prior to the match. The evidence before the Commission was that Southampton and Eastleigh had a close working relationship.

"Mr Eckert’s evidence before the Commission was that he had understood that someone from Eastleigh had sent CCTV footage of the Ipswich training session to someone at Southampton, the existence of which he (Mr Eckert) knew only a couple of hours before kick-off. After a short while, he asked for it to be switched off, so he could concentrate on the pre-match meeting. He said the footage showed nothing of influence, and he made no alterations to the match preparations which were in any event complete by that time.

"However, it was Analyst 1’s evidence that the Assistant Coach (one of Southampton’s First Team Coaches) told him that Mr Eckert had said at an earlier match preparation meeting that “someone should go to Eastleigh to look at Ipswich”; and the Junior Analyst Intern said he was approached by the Assistant Coach to go to Eastleigh to watch Ipswich “as the boss is adamant that someone needs to go”. The Junior Analyst Intern felt uncomfortable doing this and said, “No”, and no further pressure was applied for him to go.

"Analyst 1 also felt uncomfortable: he said in his evidence that he grouped himself with the younger members of the analysis team who were being pressurised into carrying out observations, and he felt pressurised himself. Furthermore, at the time of the Ipswich match, he was attending a UEFA Coaching Course. So, he did not go to observe the Ipswich training session either. But Analyst 2 called him when he was at that course, saying the coaches were insistent that someone should go to Eastleigh, and Analyst 1 called an Academy Analyst Intern who had worked with Eastleigh before, and he said he would go. Analyst 1 asked that he be provided with Eastleigh kit and a legend, i.e. what his supposed “role” was at Eastleigh.

"The Junior Analyst duly went to Eastleigh and observed the training sessions. Someone at Eastleigh video recorded the whole session on the morning of the match, this was sent to Southampton. From that footage, the Club was able to predict the exact Ipswich team for the fixture."

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Best one yet

#Spitfires

[corey @coreyj___]

@EastleighFC

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

What a bloke, we are forever in debt to this man.

#Spitfires

[Eastleigh FC @EastleighFC]

11+ years as our owner! 💙

None of this would have been possible without you, Stewart! ✈️

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Best for both parties.

Not National league quality

#Spitfires

[Eastleigh FC @EastleighFC]

Eastleigh Football Club can today confirm that Sam Pearson has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

We would like to wish Sam the best for the future.

[Sam Winton @Samwinton99]

@The_Forty_Four Basically this is what happened 😂 there genuinely should be a comedy film made about it all

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

@mwoot_17 Yep definitely a season to forget

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Christ our neighbours are disgusting.

#Spitfires

[Just Saints @JustSaints_]

🚨 When #SaintsFC spied on Ipswich, the operation involved dressing in Eastleigh kit as a disguise.

[via @TheAthleticFC]

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

@WokingfcReport Ahh yes the daggers have snatched him up with there infinite money pit

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Come on Matt do your thing 😏

#Spitfires

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

Harry Beautyman Departs.

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Linking up with Aaron Martin💙.

Gonna be a long season for the other clubs in step 3 when they see this.

#Spitfires

[Havant & Waterlooville FC @HWFCOfficial]

𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 ✍️

Havant and Waterlooville Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Forward, Paul McCallum, following his departure from Enterprise National League side Eastleigh!

Welcome to PO9, @PaulMcCallum45 🤝

🔗: https://t.co/OeGjVLCqxg

#HWFC #COYH

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Mixed opinions about this guy let’s see what happens, hopefully he can last at least a season !!

#Spitfires

[Eastleigh FC @EastleighFC]

Eastleigh Football Club is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Gray as our new First Team Manager! ✍️✈️

[Paul McCallum @PaulMcCallum45]

After leaving the first time I always knew I’d up coming back. 49 goals later and another load of great memories it’s time to say goodbye again. Thank you to everyone at the club for supporting me again, loved it even more this time round. @EastleighFC 💙

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

@Simonpa59289564 @PaulMcCallum45 🤣🤣🤣 what you gonna offer him ? Packet of crisps ?

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Couldn’t of happened to a better club.

#Spitfires

[Forest Green Rovers @FGRFC_Official]

It's over, we gave it everything. Thank you for all of your support this season.

#WeAreFGR💚

[Callum Hallett @CallumHallett6]

#EastleighFC another one of the early releasers of their retained list…

- Key players remaining @ the club for next season, although they’ll do well to keep hold of Aaron Blair.

- Glad to see Conor Underhill’s extension activated; a player I’d love to see more of next season - Super impressed in the couple times I’ve seen him @ Dorchester, energetic, raw, unpredictable.

// Lloyd Humphries. Please. Yeovil. Please.

// Paul McCallum the standout name here; one of the National League 🐐’s for me. I could see him heading to Chelmsford, linking up w/ Mark Cooper.

// Niall Maher is a CB who offers valuable experience + leadership. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him head back up North, maybe dropping down a level.

// Inih Effiong has struggled to settle down since leaving Dagenham, 35yo now too - unfortunately I’m not sure which club would take the gamble on him now.

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Very happy with that

#Spitfires

[Eastleigh FC @EastleighFC]

Eastleigh Football Club can confirm our retained list following the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

We would like to wish all of those who are departing the best of luck for the future and thank them for their efforts during their time at the club.

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Well after a complete mess of a season we’ve somehow stayed in this league for another season. A lot of praise has to go to this guy for some of the signings made to get us over the line.

Look forward to seeing the new manager and retained list 🤨

#Spitfires

[Just Spitfires @JustSpitfires]

Happy birthday to the bloke that’s kept us up

#Spitfires

[Eastleigh FC @EastleighFC]

Celebrating his 26th birthday! 🎁

We hope you have a great day, Aaron! 🤗🎉

[Callum @CalTalksNL]

Eastleigh forward Inih Effiong has become the latest player to sign up for Baller League UK.

He joins Angry Ginge’s Yanited side until the latest season comes to an end.

#Spitfires🔵

[Pete O'Rourke @SportsPeteO]

Northampton and Bristol Rovers are among a number of clubs chasing Eastleigh striker Aaron Blair. The 25-year-old is also a target for South African Premiership side Stellenbosch. #Spitfires #ntfc #bristolrovers