After masterminding this, the sweetest of cup upsets, Johnson will never have to buy a drink again in the red half of the city. “It was almost like the roof came off,” the club’s chief operating officer, Mark Ashton, said. As Johnson put it, a lung-busting display full of “eight or nine out of 10 minimum, and probably 10” performances. He believes the vociferous discontent surrounding the club last season proved to be character building. The other onus is on the academy, while the club has submitted plans to turn their Failand training base into a state-of-the-art complex.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 16:07 UTC