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’LEE IS WORTH MORE AS A BOSS!’ – GARY

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 February 2019

By Matt Badcock
BRISTOL City boss Lee Johnson is carving out a reputation as a young up-andcoming manager – and dad Gary is as proud as punch.
Johnson Snr, a former Robins boss, is now in charge at National League South pacesetters Torquay, but he’s keeping a close eye on Lee’s progress.
“Lee has been very successful,” says Gary, 63. “He’s never got sacked, he’s always moved up – he’s been worth more as a manager than he was as a player! “I swear it was a shock when he first went into it. He rang me up and said, ‘Dad, I...

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