Gary Johnson parts company with Bristol City

Bystaff and agencies 454PM GMT eighteen March 2010

No longer the thickk cream of Bristol Gary Johnson has left Bristol City after a bad run of form Photo PA

The Robins have purebred only dual wins in their last twelve Championship games and are 7 points on top of the relegation zone.

The 54 year-old took assign at Ashton Gate in 2005 and won graduation to the Championship dual years after prior to receiving them to inside of 90 mins of a place in thePremier League. However, their dreams were finished by a 1-0 better to Hull at Wembley.

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Johnson presided over 239 games, winning 96, sketch 69 and losing 74, the last of that came pleasantness of their last-gasp 3-2 retreat at relegation-threatened Plymouth on Tuesday night.

Johnson"s partner Keith Millen will take assign of Saturday"s revisit of Newcastle.

Chairman Steve Lansdown certified it was "the right time to have a change".

He pronounced "I would similar to to place on jot down my interjection to Gary for the illusory work he has finished over 4 and a half years at the club.

"Winning graduation from League One and reaching the Championship play-off last will regularly live prolonged in the mental recall for myself and I"m certain for the supporters as well.

"Results haven"t left as well as everybody would have favourite this deteriorate and it"s been jointly concluded right away is the right time to have a change."

Johnson suggested he was gratified with what he completed at the club.

He pronounced "I"d similar to to appreciate the authority for his redundant await via the last 4 and a half years and honour him on receiving the bar to the turn it now enjoys.

"I appreciate the infancy of the club"s fans for their extensive await during my time with the club.

"I appreciate the players and staff for their one after another efforts in removing this bar from what was a on all sides at the bottom of League One when I assimilated to graduation to the Championship, to the play-off last for a place in the Premier League and afterwards to contest in the Championship thereafter.

"I leave Bristol City FC with lustful memories but feel the time is right to move on to a new challenge."