Day Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Peterborough United manager Gary Johnson has left the club by mutual consent after nine months in charge. A short statement from the club read: "The manager and chairman could not see eye to eye on policy." Johnson arrived at London Road in April with Posh already consigned to relegation from the Championship. The 55-year-old, who was given the task of winning immediate promotion back to the second tier, has left with the club seventh in League One. Former Bristol City boss Johnson becomes the fifth manager to depart Posh under the stewardship of owner Darragh MacAnthony. Darren Ferguson started the 2009-10 campaign at the helm before Mark Cooper and Jim Gannon both came and went. Keith Alexander, who was in charge when Irish businessman MacAnthony acquired the club, left in January 2007. After managing to retain the services of Aaron Mclean, Craig Mackail-Smith and George Boyd in the summer, Johnson brought in a host of fresh faces to bolster his squad. But despite strength in attack Posh have looked fragile in defence, shipping 42 goals in their 21 league games this season. And after a 3-0 home defeat by Brighton in October and a 5-1 reverse to Charlton in November the pressure started to build. Posh lost 6-2 to Fulham in the FA Cup on Saturday but they are undefeated in their last four league outings and it would seem disagreements with MacAthony, rather than form, have cost the ex-Cambridge United chief his job. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/9356192.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 How many managers have left in 2011? 7th in League One, bit harsh to sack him after losing 6-2 away to a Prem team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 They're going like 9 pins at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 He's free is he? Hmmmmmmm:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy from Brazil Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 He's free is he? Hmmmmmmm:rolleyes: Trust you boycie:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartley Hare Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Seem to remember we pitched to him a few years back when he was at Yeovil (iirc). He knocked us back and stayed where he was, and we ended up with Phil Brown. Should we forgive him? (Johnson, that is...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 They were on Sky Sports yesterday saying they wanted to strengthen in the window - strange to sack the manager if they really want to strengthen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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