Eastleigh FC

Eastleigh signed off the season in style with a 4-1 win against Solihull Moors with Sam Matthews scoring a hat-trick and starring for the Spitfires. Eastleigh finished their @TheNationalLge season in style 👌 @SolihullMoors 1-4 @EastleighFC Sam Matthews ( @Sam_LMatthews ) with a hat-trick 👊 Listen to the goals ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/hTmtntYy35 — BBC Solent Sport (@solentsport) April 28, 2018 Solihull Moors 1-4 Eastleigh

Quotes from Richard Hill after Eastleigh's 2-0 defeat away at Solihull Moors: “The players have done brilliant in respect of keeping us in the league." “Some of the performances have not been good enough, but I came back with one remit from the chairman and that was to keep this club in the Conference National." “If my remit had been to play fast-flowing, brilliant football I’d have failed, but we’ve done enough to get the points we needed." “The wins at Chester and Torquay were massive for us and you have to give the players credit for going to those places and winning." “But there’s been no in between with us. When we lose, we lose abysmally.” “We’ve got players whose contracts are up now and others who’ve got another two years and I’d like to stress that this is a situation I’ve inherited, not created." “We managed our own survival last week but we’ve still got self-pride to play for – and today I didn’t see a lot of that personally....

Richard Hill's post-match reaction after Eastleigh's 2- 0 defeat away at Solihull Moors:

Eastleigh lost 2-0 at Solihull Moors in their final away game of a turbulent season. Richard Hill's side ensured that they would stay in the division with a win against Bromley on Monday. This afternoon it was the hosts' turn to stave off relegation as Solihull Moors netted two first off goals to see off the Spitfires. As it happened: Solihull Moors 2-0 @EastleighFC https://t.co/VR7Wb30UFV #Spitfires — Jamie Montigue (@jamiemontigue) April 22, 2017 Eastleigh beaten 2-0 at Solihull Moors EASTLEIGH'S final away game of a rollercoaster National League season did not go to plan this afternoon. The Spitfires were well below par in a 2-0 defeat at relegation-battling Solihull Moors having guaranteed themselves top-flight survival last weekend.

Eastleigh chairman Stewart Donald has said that he will be guided by director of football Richard Hill with regard to next season's management set-up at the Silverlake Stadium. “The vibe I’ve got from him is that he’d like a go at it, but we have got three candidates that Richard’s happy with, one especially who he thinks can do a very good job," said Donald. “In reality I think Richard would like a year at it – and he probably deserves that. “If he decides to do it, I’ve got confidence that, with the right structure around him, we could be successful. “He has a history of spending my money very well.” Eastleigh chairman will be "guided" by Hill over manager appointment EASTLEIGH chairman Stewart Donald says he will be guided by director of football Richard Hill about the management set-up for next season. With National League survival finally secured, the Spitfires hierarchy are in discussions about the best direction to take for 2017/18.