Echo News Southend United legend Steve Tilson keen to return to Roots Hall

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United legend Steve Tilson feels he has unfinished business with the Shrimpers.

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[Tommy2holes]

I'd be happy to see ST back at the club in some capacity. Not as first team boss but as assistant manager, director of football or working on the corporate side.

We need more legends at this club.

 

[Shrimper]

I'd be happy to see ST back at the club in some capacity. Not as first team boss but as assistant manager, director of football or working on the corporate side.

We need more legends at this club.

It went well with the last legend...

 

[Tommy2holes]

Sometimes it works as sometimes it doesn't.

Tilly is a one club man. Powell played loads of times for lots of clubs. Tilly worked miracles and had lots of success at SUFC and was betrayed by our beloved chairman.

Powell was backed and didn't deliver.

I don't think Tilly would work as boss but as a number two or one of the coaching staff it would be great to see him back

 

[Smudger]

We’d be lucky to have him back in any capacity, I would be absolutely delighted.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

Not sure about this as believe Tilly has had his time at the club.However as a shoulder for Adam and Kevin to sound off would be helpfull.Their is no doubt Tilly bleeds SUFC so fits Ron's wish list

 

[Thundersley Blue]

I would be more than happy to see Tilly back. Perhaps as assistant to either Craig Fagan or Kevin Maher

Certainly a far cheaper package than the previous management set up and one far more likely to get the Club back on track.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Let's face it he couldn't do any worse than the last 3 we've had as manager.

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

Director of football, perfect role for him.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Dave Webb came back a few times. It was always positive. I'd welcome Tilson back as manager. Don't patronise him with a lesser role.

 

[wiggy]

I'd be happy to see ST back at the club in some capacity. Not as first team boss but as assistant manager, director of football or working on the corporate side.

We need more legends at this club.

Tilly found a bloke called Freddy Eastwood.
Take him away, would it have looked so good?

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Tilly found a bloke called Freddy Eastwood.
Take him away, would it have looked so good?

Of course it wouldn't, but every successful side has that one player who takes all the limelight and who is capable of producing that one special moment that will secure the 3 points.
Tilly built up a fantastic side around Eastwood who all played their part in allowing Freddy to do his thing. That's not an easy thing to do and shouldn't be forgotten.

 

[Andy_S]

Tilly found a bloke called Freddy Eastwood.
Take him away, would it have looked so good?

He was actually told to sign him by Mark Stimson..

 

[Mad Cyril]

I remember being upset Freddy Eastwood was starting against Swansea instead of Tes Bramble.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Tilly found a bloke called Freddy Eastwood.
Take him away, would it have looked so good?

Weird argument. But he did sign Eastwood.

 

[NZamba Legend]

He was actually told to sign him by Mark Stimson..

All players are recommended by someone. I don't get the logic of this.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

All players are recommended by someone. I don't get the logic of this.

Shows a good networking level then IMO, I liked the way Tilly built his squads , combo of grafters and some very good ball players in there too .

We could do a lot worse

 

[Rayleigh boy]

it would fix the balance of karma ..

I am announcing the end of my grieving period for Sol and leading the campaign to restore Steve Tilson ..

RON !!! its got to be Tilson and Tony Colbert doing the fitness

 

[pete boss]

here here, i agree....tillly manager and barrett assistant...or other way round...would make a pefick couple... been saying it a long time..bring back tilly... he knows league 2 and is a good man manager... he will bring on the youngsters and bring in a couple big centre backs...do it Ron!

 

[Member]

Director of football, perfect role for him.

Whisper it quietly, but I don't think Tilly achieved his success with us because he instilled a philosophy about how we should play and recruit? I really don't see him as a DoF, he typifies a Head Coach. Tilly's success came from being able to man manage a squad with some quite big personalities and recruited pretty well. He was lucky to an extent that he inherited a squad with some real quality in it (Gower, Maher, Bentley etc) and was able to add well to that as he instilled a great attitude and ethos at the club. The issue for Tilly was that when things were going badly and players became unsettled that he didn't have a process or strategy to hold on to, we were playing weird formations and signing players that weren't working. He was massively let down by the Chairman, and hamstrung by our finances, but I don't look back at the Tilly era and thing that he set the foundations for success in the club, that's more down to Ricky Duncan and his youth development. Tilly was the perfect head coach. Also the fact that Tilly hasn't really continued in the professional game as a manager or coach is somewhat of an issue, although I don't really know all the reasons why.