CHRIS Todd is planning a raft of summer changes at Eastleigh after their National League play-off dream finally ran aground during yesterday's 2-1 defeat at Woking.

The manager's insistence that the Spitfires "mean business" will likely see several players ushered to the exit door.

When Todd, who is on a rolling contract, met to discuss this summer's strategy with chairman Stewart Donald last week, they knew in their heart of hearts that even a win at Woking would not repair the damage of a costly 1-0 defeat to Tranmere seven days earlier.

As it turned out, the Spitfires were torn apart by two Woking goals in three slapdash first-half minutes at the Laithwaite Community Stadium before Portsmouth's Matt Tubbs belatedly scored his first from open play at the end of a barren loan spell.

Meanwhile Braintree Town made no slip-ups, claiming the last available play-off spot with a 3-0 defeat of relegated Altrincham.

For rookie boss Todd, it was a heartbreaking way to end the campaign, having lifted the Spitfires from 11th to the threshold of the play-offs after taking over from Richard Hill in September.

But negativity is not in the young Welshman’s nature and already he has big plans in the offing for 2016/17.

“There will be a lot of change. There has to be – this club needs more,” he insisted.

“We need to be successful and the only way to do that, maybe, is to change the personnel and go with a new dimension, a new thought process and freshen up a bit.

“We’ve got to be stronger next season with the group that stays. Even the ones that don’t have got to go away and be stronger themselves.

“It’s time for change at this football club – and change for the better.”

Reading between the lines, Todd’s priority will be to strengthen the Spitfires as an attacking force.

Although Eastleigh were culpable of some horrible defending as Kieron Murtagh and John Goddard put Woking in the ascendancy, it has ultimately been a lack of goals that has cost them dear.

“Today we let ourselves down a bit, but our defensive record has been good,” said Todd. “But goals win you games and we haven’t taken our chances or been ruthless enough.

“I’m a young manager and I’ve learned more in this short space of time than I could ever have imagined. But it’s all for the good. It’ll make me stronger and the squad stronger for next year.”