Maybe Richard Hill gave him his vision of Eastleigh FC's proposed future..? People buy into ambition, remember..? Eastleigh are to have expand their ground. They could be a league side within one or two seasons.
James Constable is 29. Even if the future is bright for Eastleigh (League 2 is a hell of a long shot) he's not going to be part of it for long. There's no way this will be one step back and two steps forward for him.
He could on until 35-38 in League Two and One. Look at Jamie Cureton. Older players doing a good shift isn't uncommon in the lower leagues.
The bbc article seems to imply that oxford were offering a **** wage and eastleigh were willing to pay him more http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27503897
I did say Pearson said he wanted to keep most of the team to give them a chance in the Prem. So I guess he is doing it his way.