Bristol City to sack Johnson in the morning - Exclusive

Bristol City are set to announce they are parting company with manager Gary Johnson.

Johnson, 54, has been in charge at Ashton Gate since September 2005, when he arrived with the club in League One.

He has since turned the Robins into an established Championship club and got them to the play-off final in 2008.

But Bristol City have won just twice in 12 League games to slip to within seven points of the relegation zone.

Now City owner Steve Lansdown appears to have run out of patience with former Yeovil boss Johnson, who is poised to be sacked.

City's players have been told to report to the club at 9.30am tomorrow (Thursday) for a meeting with Robins' officials ahead of Saturday's home game with Newcastle.

Johnson will pay the price for a poor run, including embarrassing 6-0 and 5-2 home reverses to Cardiff and Doncaster respectively.

Bristol City's 3-2 loss at Plymouth on Tuesday night, when Carl Fletcher scored an injury-time winner, looks set to be the final straw for Johnson.

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