Reaction to the appointment of Steve Tilson
By Nathan Jackson
October 15 2010
With it now being confirmed that Steve Tilson has been appointed as the manager of Lincoln City, we give our reaction to his appointment and a look towards the future under a proven manager at this level.
I must say that I am actually delighted we got Tilson. Obviously without having a full list of who applied for the job, I think that Tilson was the best out of all of those that applied for the role. He has the experience at this level and has proven he can turn a below average squad into a team that challenges at the top, hell, he even got Drewe Broughton scoring a few goals here and there.
I remember the games against 
Southend with Tilson in charge were always tricky and although the Imps generally controlled all the games, the fact we didn’t win any of them tells it’s own story. Southend became a team that became difficult to beat and knew how to win when not playing well, something the Imps haven’t managed for years.
The club always described appointing Chris Sutton as being a gamble and you’d be hard pushed to find someone who believed the gamble paid off. In the year he was here, Sutton managed to keep us safe, mainly due to the horrendous form of Grimsby and Darlington last season, but he just made Sincil Bank a very negative place. People turned up to home games just expecting to lose, ever since he left the club has been a far nicer place, and even some of the players have come out and commented on the difference since he left.
Obviously I’m not going to count chickens or anything like that, we all know what happens when we automatically expect a manager to do well when he comes in based on previous success. A lot of managers are highly successful at one club, but then really fail to emulate that success anywhere else. Such as examples of that are Peter Reid at Sunderland, Peter Jackson at Huddersfield and realistically, Keith Alexander at Lincoln. However, I feel that this is the best option that was available to us.
Luckily, he now has over a week until his first game, so he’s got plenty of chance to look at the players properly, see what he can do and maybe bring in a loan signing or two to strengthen the team.
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I am not saying that previous Lincoln teams havent played as teams,but i think he means that indefineable something that is called spirit.
I think if you view on You Tube Steve Tilson you will see something of what i mean. Playing table tennis with a young fan.
As Nathan says it is easy to get carried away and in many ways a different appointment to what we have been used to.
Time will tell.
Without being over-optimistic I would reasonably expect top half of the table this year.
I would also hope the visual spectacle improves from what has been served up this last three years.
Bit sorry for Thommo and co, because I think he really wanted the job and IMHO would do no worse than what has gone before.
Good luck Steve
It will be amazing what a differnence 7 points from the next 3 games will make to the attendances, the league position, the squad, the fans, the future, even the board.
The only problem is we need to win a couple and not lose any to start the ball rolling (every pun intended).
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Momentum is all that is needed.
It will be amazing what a differnence 7 points from the next 3 games will make to the attendances, the league position, the squad, the fans, the future, even the board.
The only problem is we need to win a couple and not lose any to start the ball rolling (every pun intended).
So no pressure on the new manager then!!