Source: FOOTYMAD
Shrimpers will not stand in the way of Tilly but Edinburgh might stop him at Lincoln
After S24 followed up a story in the local Lincolnshire media about former boss Steve Tilson the Echo was quick to repeat it, and that brought an official response from the club, while another ex-Blue might be becoming an Imp! Tilson: 'I'm not really sure with the situation I'm in, I just want what I'm due'Well thanks Ron.After both the Lincolnshire Echo and Shrimpers24 posted articles about former Blues boss and all round legend Steve Tilson and any desire to join other clubs, including managerless Lincoln City, being thwarted by Southend chairman Ron Martin, the local Evening Echo were quick to report it also Monday afternoon, two days later. Only then did the Shrimpers supremo acknowledge what he was being accused of and through the official site reponded in the only way he knows how. Attack! The statement on www.southendunited.co.uk said: 'Steve Tilson has received payments due to him and will continue to do so as they fall due. As the Chairman advised Steve at the time the Club would not stand in his way for any managerial position that he wished to apply for and nothing has changed in that regard.' Depends whose corner you are in I suppose but maybe it's time for Tilly to reappear and start showing Ron what he's missing out on; when the League One Championship winning boss gets paid on time, has a reasonable amount of dosh to spend, and is not stabbed in the back.Then again, that wouldn't leave him many clubs to join and I'm not sure Lincoln is the one, but it would be better that Hereford!As for Bradford, is a vancancy appears soon, they might have had enough of giving ex-Shrimper managers a chance! Though that might not be the case at Sincil Bank where former Blues right-back Justin Edinburgh, now boss at Rushden & Dianmonds, has become the reported top target for the Lincoln board!Anyway, here's what our article said on Friday, October 2nd, if you missed it, or can't be bothered to click on a link!To say former Blues boss Steve Tilson is a frustrated man at the moment is an understatement!He took the Shrimpers from League Two to the championship and has just the CV that the managerless Imps are looking for. Unfortunately for Tilly, and possibily Lincoln, Uncle Ron has decided the Sainsbury's money can go anyhere but the ex-Southend manager's bank account in unpaid wages, and in a win/win situation for the the Shrimpers chairman the League One Championship winning Tilson can't go for any vacant managerial position, in Lincolnshire or elsewhere.Tilly told www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk: "I'm looking to get back into to football, but I'm trying to sort out my situation with Southend. I'm not really sure with the situation I'm in, I just want what I'm due. When you are on gardening leave you're not meant to go for a job."Fair enough Tills, who would not speculate on becoming the next Imps boss, or in fact, returning to the game in any position, possibily due to legal reasons!He continued: "In an ideal world I'd like to manage at the highest level I can. But there are only a certain amount of jobs out there and you have to be realistic. Whichever club it is, I'd have to speak to the chairman and find out about their ambition - you can't rule anything out."Certainly the Lincoln faithful would be more than happy to have someone with Tilson's pedigree laying his hat down at Sincil Bank and you can read what one of them has to say, and the rest of the article, here:www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/impsnews/Steve-determined-kick-start-career/article-2712511-detail/article.html
