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Lee Johnson Gets The Job At City

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Bristol City have made Lee Johnson their new Head Coach.

The clubs former midfielder returns to the club in a managerial roll for the next three and a half years.

Bristol City and Barnsley have agreed a compensation package which allows the man who played nearly 200 games for the Robins to take over with immediate effect.

£$ year old Johnson will work alongside the current backroom staff which will make John Pemberton his first team coach.

The 34-year-old will work alongside the existing backroom team, with John Pemberton becoming his first-team coach.

City’s chief operating officer Mark Ashton told the club’s official website: ‘Lee is a very bright, intelligent young man who is highly motivated and very detailed in his approach. He’s well-known to the club; fans, stakeholders and staff.

‘He is one of the up and coming coaches in the country and having interviewed him, I had no hesitation in recommending to the Board that Lee is the right fit for this football club.

‘Lee also has the advantage of knowing Bristol City very well and will be able to fit seamlessly back into Ashton Gate.’

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