Former Hibs and Sunderland boss set to replace Celtic legend as manager of EFL club
Lee Johnson could be in line for a swift return to the dugout just weeks after he was sacked by the Easter Road club.
Less than two weeks after being fired from his position at Easter Road, former Hibs manager Lee Johnson is apparently in line to take over as the
manager of an English Football League team.
According to Football Insider, Scott Brown, a former player for Celtic and Hibs who was recently fired, will be replaced by the 42-year-old as the
new manager of Fleetwood Town. The Lancashire team is currently in 23rd place in EFL League One after losing five and drawing one of its first six
games.
Johnson ‘impressed’ at a job interview on Thursday, and it is now being said that he has been given the position. Karl Robinson, a former manager
of Oxford United and MK Dons who most recently served as Sam Allardyce’s assistant at Leeds United, is also said to have declined the position.
Johnson was head coach at Easter Road for just over one year, taking charge in May 2022 and leading the club to a fifth place Scottish Premiership
finish which was enough to secure European football. However, the team’s inconsistent performances during his tenure meant that he started the
2023/24 season on thin ice with many supporters and the decision to dismiss him from the role came after they lost their opening three league
matches.
Home defeats to St Mirren and Livingston, an away defeat to Motherwell and a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Aston Villa in their UEFA Europa
Conference League play-off first leg saw the former Sunderland boss relieved of his duties. Losing their opening european qualifier 2-1 to Andorran
minnows Inter Club d’Escaldes also didn’t help even if they did go on to win the tie 7-3 on aggregate .
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