League One aspect Fleetwood City have appointed former Hibernian boss Lee Johnson as their supervisor.
The 42-year-old joins having been sacked by Hibs on 27 August, following a gradual begin to the Scottish season.
Johnson replaces Scott Brown, who left on 3 September after 5 defeats from their opening six league video games.
“We’re delighted to draw somebody with the calibre and file of Lee Johnson – we see it as an actual assertion of intent,” said CEO Steve Curwood.
“Throughout the course of, we made it clear we had been on the lookout for an skilled supervisor who may also help take what we really feel is an excellent squad up the desk, and assist to develop the membership as an entire.”
Former Oldham, Barnsley, Bristol Metropolis and Sunderland boss Johnson took over at Hibs from Shaun Maloney in Might 2022 and guided them to a fifth-placed end in his first season in cost.
He additionally helped them safe a Uefa Convention League qualifying place, by advantage of Celtic additionally successful the Scottish Cup, nonetheless they had been thrashed 5-0 by Premier League aspect Aston Villa of their play-off first leg.
Johnson – whose contract size has not been disclosed – joins a Fleetwood aspect brief on confidence, with the membership second from backside of League One and having earned only one level from their first six League One video games.
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BBC Radio Lancashire’s Philip Gittins
Lee Johnson has already amassed greater than 500 senior matches in soccer administration.
He was named the youngest supervisor within the English Soccer League when he was handed the reins at Oldham Athletic aged 31 in March 2013.
Subsequent spells at Barnsley, Bristol Metropolis and Sunderland have seen him acquire in depth managerial expertise, significantly in League One, which has undoubtedly been an enormous contributory issue within the choice to supply him the possibility of steering Fleetwood out of troubled waters.
There are not any two methods about it, having completed in a snug thirteenth place final time period, and with Scott Brown handed a contract extension in the summertime, there have been grounds for optimism {that a} top-half end was greater than a definite risk for City this time round.
However having secured some extent on their opening-day journey to Carlisle, no additional factors have been accrued as a scarcity of targets and a propensity to self-destruct defensively has led to the precarious early league place.
One look on the Fleetwood squad does not less than supply grounds for optimism, with a wholesome mix of youth and expertise in situ.
With the mixed abilities and expertise of seasoned campaigners similar to Jayden Stockley, Josh Vela, Jay Lynch, Jack Marriott, Danny Mayor and Josh Earl allied to thrilling younger abilities similar to Will Johnson, Phoenix Patterson, Promise Omochere and Scott Robertson, there may be completely no purpose why the Cod Military mustn’t really feel assured that calmer waters lie forward.
However pretty much as good as issues look on paper, the important thing now – as a brand new daybreak begins on the Fylde Coast – is for Johnson to discover a successful mix from his underachieving squad that may result in brighter days forward.