Gary Johnson: Yeovil Town future depends on board ambition. Johnson's Yeovil years â¢2001-02 - Won FA Trophy and finished third in Conference â¢2002-03 - Promoted to Football League for first time â¢2003-04 - Finished eighth in Division Three â¢2004-05 - Promoted to League One â¢2011-12 - Finished 17th in League One â¢2012-13 - Promoted to Championship via play-offs â¢2013-14 - Relegated from the Championship please log in to view this image Gary Johnson says his future as Yeovil manager depends on the board's ambition, following their relegation back to League One. The 57-year-old has led the Glovers to three promotions over two spells, but failed to keep them in the Championship for a second season. Johnson is under contract until 2015 and when asked about his future he told BBC Somerset: "We are discussing it. "I just want to make sure there's a bigger future." He added: "We've got an ambitious staff and we think we are good at what we do. As a management group, we need to find out where the club sees itself." Johnson first arrived at Huish Park in 2001, when Yeovil were a non-league club, and took them up to League One before leaving to join Bristol City in 2005. He returned to the Somerset club in 2012 - a move which saw them go from League One strugglers to last year's play-off winners. The Glovers won their opening Championship match against Millwall in August but only managed a further seven wins across the season, and their relegation was confirmed after defeat by Brighton last week. Johnson worked with one of the smallest budgets in the second tier and says the board must now add further investment to keep them as one of the top teams in League One. "I had to ask a few questions as to where the club saw itself in the next few years," said Johnson, after his meeting with directors on Monday. "I wanted to make sure that the club were thinking about getting back into the Championship, rather than languishing in League One and maybe even flirting with League Two. "There were a lot of questions asked and I've got to wait for those answers. "But it was a happy room and we're appreciative of what we've done for each other." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27207363 (Video Interview) Do you believe this guy would leave Yeovil Town.?
I hope he dont leave them. They are made for each other. He has Yeovil in his blood. I hoped they would have stayed up this season as that would have been a fantastic achievement.
He should stay there and make it a double visit of ex- City Johnson's to Ashton Gate next season. Whatever people's opinions I think they were both valuable to our cause at the time and we should never bad mouth either.
Maybe they are both like former mothers-in-law. They were once part of your family but not anymore. And you would not want them back to replace your current one.
GJ has had a go elsewhere in management. He failed at Northampton and after a few good years with us in between his Yeovil careers that all came crashing down too after the Play Off Final failure. If a lower Championship team came along he might well be tempted away, but I doubt whether any big clubs would be interested. Yeovil seems about the right size for him right now
He was foolish to take that Northampton job. Was a disaster waiting to happen. He will be regarded as a legend here. I mean we got rid of him because we fell to 15th in the championship!!! If Cotterill got us there now we would be over the moon. Although I agree the GJ had to go. I hope he doesn't leave Yeovil as i'd like to see him make a return to the gate and us to thrash them at their place
Personally I don't think he "had to go", but I am aware that opinion is rather divided on this one. I think there was a valuable lesson there for those who wanted to learn it, and hopefully enough of us have learned it for when another decent manager arrives - like for instance the one we have now
