Southend to be approached

[The Big Dady]

MK Dons plot swift appointment

MK Dons plot swift appointment.

Link

 

[shrimperton]

Wonder if the phone will ring tommorow?

Part 1 of my mates know how has come true, now we wait for Winkleman to speak to Ron

 

[McNasty]

Wonder if the phone will ring tommorow?

Part 1 of my mates know how has come true, now we wait for Winkleman to speak to Ron

Winkleman ? No need to be rude about the bloke just cos MK are interested in Tilly.

 

[Nobby Snide]

I'm a huge fan of Tilly, so what I'm going to write is Devils Advocate time...
What if...
a) Steve Tilson leaves? Its going to happen one day. How long does he have on his current contract? I suspect this is the final season, UNLESS we're top of the table come April, he will feel, enough is enough, new challenges etc.
b) The season REALLY dont go well, people will be calling for his head. Our hero, nay, LEGEND, will dissapear, leaving a very bitter taste behind..WHAT IF!?

I think he's on a kicking to nothing this season..If he does well, then thats what we want and expect from him and what better time to move on? If he does poorly, his reputation tarnished, his value diminished.

Where and when does he go?

 

[Jay_Shrimper]

How long does he have on his current contract? I suspect this is the final season, UNLESS we're top of the table come April

I believe Ron and Tilly have recently had contractual agreements (about a week before the season ended) and Tilson has signed a new contract so I think it's a bit longer than this being his final season.

 

[Nobby Snide]

sorry, mis typed...i meant figuratively..not actually

 

[The Big Dady]

How long does he have on his current contract?

Steve signed a new contract in December 2006 and this expires in 2011.

Tilson Extends Contract

Ron On Tilson's New Contract

In March 2008 these contracts were reviewed and extended to run for 5 years for both Steve and Paul.

5 Year Extention

 

[Nobby Snide]

Steve signed a new contract in December 2006 and this expires in 2011.

Tilson Extends Contract

Ron On Tilson's New Contract

In March 2008 these contracts were reviewed and extended to run for 5 years for both Steve and Paul.

5 Year Extention

ok, thanks for clearing up the length of contract, but as we all know...that dont mean anything as far as football is concerned, but the point was rhetorical.

 

[Tommy2holes]

odious, long-haired c Unt Winkleman

Just read the thread and that made me laugh.....

Tilly would not go anywhere unless it was a top championship or premieship side. Now if it was Blackburn interested then i would worry.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I'm more concerned that Steve Tilson will turn his back on football to launch a bid for the 2012 Olympic table tennis gold medal.

If he does I think he would be an ideal choice to carry the flag for GB team at the opening ceremony.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Chris Powell.

Experienced, model professional commanding an awful lot of respect within the game, a rising stock as a talented coach with a bucketful of connections.

Hadn't crossed my mind but the more I think about it the more I like the idea!
Obviously it goes without saying my preferance would be a happy Tilly and Brush.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Wouldn't surprise me if Dean Austin took over, if T+B left.

 

[DTS]

Wouldn't surprise me if Dean Austin took over, if T+B left.

Wasnt he a bit of a flop at Farnborough or somewhere like that.....

Cant see Tilly going there in a million years and not sure why everyone seems to think that its such an attractive move.

A nice stadium yes but in terms of team, set up and history they have nothing and its also a bloody souless place.

 

[Jam_Man]

we've been on the verge of having a new ground for 15 years or more still ain't got nowhere with that.

Where have youbeen the last year ?

The ground being agreed and celearance work is kind of getting somewhere ?

Regarding the topic I dont think MK dons are a sleeping giant or a step up, they have potential but so do we.

Its been said here we cant nick London clubs fans, says who ? I grew up supporting Arsenal, Im a Southend season ticket holder. With the new ground more and more kids will see Southend as a real club worth supporting and on top of that we have fans that have supported the club through generations, which MKD dont....

Personally cant see Tilson being allowed to leave anyway..

 

[TMWLT]

having been away in sunny switzerland for the weekend, I come back and its going mad on here, 2 things spring to mind, as I said about players like bailey not signing, its the same with tilson, if he and brush go to mk dons so be it!!

their not going to be at southend for life, as Ihave said on numerous occasions, theres only 2 ways out of a managers job, moving to another club,(and then be remebered as a hero) or getting sacked

also more importantly, the consequences of going to mk dons, is quite interesting, there not a sleeping giant, they are a false team based on a shocking piece of decision by the FA and FL. subsequently they are hated by many many many football fans, and then people that go on be associated with them, gets lots of stick elsewhere, would they want that, he looks such a nice man does tilly

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

also more importantly, the consequences of going to mk dons, is quite interesting, there not a sleeping giant, they are a false team based on a shocking piece of decision by the FA and FL. subsequently they are hated by many many many football fans, and then people that go on be associated with them, gets lots of stick elsewhere, would they want that, he looks such a nice man does tilly

:clap:

Couldn't agree more. Surely Tilly & Brush have too much self-respect to be involved with the Franchise Scum?

Matt

 

[Nobby Snide]

:clap:

Couldn't agree more. Surely Tilly & Brush have too much self-respect to be involved with the Franchise Scum?

Matt

I dont view MK Dons the same as you. I also believe that this happens a lot in football,ok at lower levels, where the benefactors move onto another club.

Ok, historically they didnt start there, but would you rather the team implode and go out of business? If Southend Council said no to FF and we had no stadium to play in, then what? choice a) ground share with a team who you hate or, b) a nice shiney, out of the box, purpose built stadium in another town with potentially bigger support?

Are you telling me Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton,even Southampton and Leicester arnt 'franchise' teams. What will we be in our shiney new corporate stadium? Football is a business, end of. If Sufc wernt here, you would go and watch your nearest team..Canvey, Chelmsford, Basildon etc...
I also dont think Paul Ince is someone without integrity..just someone who plays 'the game' to his advantage.
Good luck to him, good luck to MK Dons..even better luck to us.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

I dont view MK Dons the same as you. I also believe that this happens a lot in football,ok at lower levels, where the benefactors move onto another club.

Ok, historically they didnt start there, but would you rather the team implode and go out of business? If Southend Council said no to FF and we had no stadium to play in, then what? choice a) ground share with a team who you hate or, b) a nice shiney, out of the box, purpose built stadium in another town with potentially bigger support?

Are you telling me Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton,even Southampton and Leicester arnt 'franchise' teams. What will we be in our shiney new corporate stadium? Football is a business, end of. If Sufc wernt here, you would go and watch your nearest team..Canvey, Chelmsford, Basildon etc...
I also dont think Paul Ince is someone without integrity..just someone who plays 'the game' to his advantage.
Good luck to him, good luck to MK Dons..even better luck to us.

The thing with MK Dons is, though, that they didn't start anywhere near Milton Keynes, they were from Wimbledon, 70 miles to the south. All the examples you mention do at least play in roughly the same area as the club started. Just because a team moves stadium doesn't make them a 'franchise', it's when they up sticks and move to a different part of the country...

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Re - Dean Austin

Wasnt he a bit of a flop at Farnborough or somewhere like that.....

I think he did OK until a new chairman came in, and wanted to change everything around.

 

[Nobby Snide]

The thing with MK Dons is, though, that they didn't start anywhere near Milton Keynes, they were from Wimbledon, 70 miles to the south. All the examples you mention do at least play in roughly the same area as the club started. Just because a team moves stadium doesn't make them a 'franchise', it's when they up sticks and move to a different part of the country...

no, but the money thats thrown at the team, that surely makes them a franchise..as i say, football is a business. emrates, reebok, walkers etc....

I understand the geographical argument..so what? they still have a team in wimbledon to support..and a lot of ex supporters now go to cripple paralasis.