palexander
Life President
Last night, during discussing the possible Trundle transfer, I may have got a bit carried away, but I said that I think we can go up!!
Or, let me expand, I think Tilson thinks we can go up - secretly...
I started to explain myself in terms of the Trundle transfer and how much that could possibly cost us...
Tilson would NEVER come out and say he expects us to go up, but my feeling is that is what he has to convince the players and the chairman. If Ron Martin asks Tilson what he is going to achieve this year, if Tilson says "I think we will get relegated", do you think we'd get any transfer budget - or more to the point, Tilson would probably be asked politely to leave.
I believe that, although realistic, Martin (as any boss would) would want to hear "I think we can go up - and we need x, y and z to do it".
Now all of a sudden, Martin is listening. If Tilly convinces Martin and has his squad believing, then anything is possible. I think Tilly HAS to believe we can go up, otherwise why do the job? Lots of managers say that their aim at the start of the season is to win the league - Ferguson, Wenger, Moyes, Bothroyd, Allerdyce, Coppell will all deep-down want to win the league on Day 1. As the season progresses, that will change and of course Watford and Readings aim will be to stay in the league, but deep down, all clubs in a league have 1 aim and that is promotion.
IF the Trundle thing is true (or even Robbo) then I have convinced myself - and now my at first sceptical mate - that we CAN afford to bring these players to Roots Hall. £1.85 million package for Trundle is NOTHING if Tilson believes we will go up.
This league is a hard league - lots of big teams, but if they were actually decent sides, they would all be fiting for the top spot. As I think I mentioned in another post, when was the last time the Championship was contested by the 10 supposed biggest teams? It doesnt happen.
I think Tilly's plan is to come into the Championship and take a few teams by suprise and then who knows. As my mate said, he did it whilst playing for Webb and I bet he knows what it takes to come into the unknown and do well. Like last season, if we can get near the top and start to really believe, then we've seen that the spirit in the side can carry us through and see that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Maybe this is how Tilly could of sold the club to Trundle - what a challenge and what a vision for the future. Come to Southend, this is what we are going to do this year and you, Eastwood and Ricketts are going to fire us to promotion!
.... Or, am I going mad from the heat and being in the office today!?!?!?
Or, let me expand, I think Tilson thinks we can go up - secretly...
I started to explain myself in terms of the Trundle transfer and how much that could possibly cost us...
Tilson would NEVER come out and say he expects us to go up, but my feeling is that is what he has to convince the players and the chairman. If Ron Martin asks Tilson what he is going to achieve this year, if Tilson says "I think we will get relegated", do you think we'd get any transfer budget - or more to the point, Tilson would probably be asked politely to leave.
I believe that, although realistic, Martin (as any boss would) would want to hear "I think we can go up - and we need x, y and z to do it".
Now all of a sudden, Martin is listening. If Tilly convinces Martin and has his squad believing, then anything is possible. I think Tilly HAS to believe we can go up, otherwise why do the job? Lots of managers say that their aim at the start of the season is to win the league - Ferguson, Wenger, Moyes, Bothroyd, Allerdyce, Coppell will all deep-down want to win the league on Day 1. As the season progresses, that will change and of course Watford and Readings aim will be to stay in the league, but deep down, all clubs in a league have 1 aim and that is promotion.
IF the Trundle thing is true (or even Robbo) then I have convinced myself - and now my at first sceptical mate - that we CAN afford to bring these players to Roots Hall. £1.85 million package for Trundle is NOTHING if Tilson believes we will go up.
This league is a hard league - lots of big teams, but if they were actually decent sides, they would all be fiting for the top spot. As I think I mentioned in another post, when was the last time the Championship was contested by the 10 supposed biggest teams? It doesnt happen.
I think Tilly's plan is to come into the Championship and take a few teams by suprise and then who knows. As my mate said, he did it whilst playing for Webb and I bet he knows what it takes to come into the unknown and do well. Like last season, if we can get near the top and start to really believe, then we've seen that the spirit in the side can carry us through and see that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Maybe this is how Tilly could of sold the club to Trundle - what a challenge and what a vision for the future. Come to Southend, this is what we are going to do this year and you, Eastwood and Ricketts are going to fire us to promotion!
.... Or, am I going mad from the heat and being in the office today!?!?!?