PARTICK Thistle are coming south of the border to play Eastleigh in a pre-season friendly.

The fixture will form part of a week-long first-team training camp in the south of England for the Jags, who finished eighth in the Scottish Premiership last term.

They are spending time at Bisham Abbey in their pre-season build-up and look forward to playing Richard Hill’s Vanarama National League outfit at the Silverlake Stadium on Tuesday, July 14 (7.45pm).

The Spitfires will also host friendlies against Newport County (July 21), Oxford Utd (July 25) and Barnet (August 1).

Admission per fixture is £8 adults, £5 concessions and free for under-7s. Discount tickets covering all four home games, priced £12 adults and £7.50 concessions, will be available at the end of June.

Eastleigh kick off their friendly programme at Oxfordshire-based Clanfield (85) of the Hellenic Division One West on Thursday, July 9 (7.30pm).

They have two further away games scheduled against old foe Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday, July 18 and at Steve Claridge’s Salisbury on Tuesday, July 28.