Johnson teeters on the brink

With the Cobblers making another determined effort to join the ranks of the non league game one wonders for how much longer Gary Johnson has security of tenure in the home dug out at Sixfields.  Given that his Chairman, David Cardoza's two main hobbies are known to be (a) dreaming of being in League One, and (b) handing out P45's to failing managers, it is surely only a matter of time until Radio Northampton's usual playlist is replaced by a stately selection of funereal tunes.

"And now, the end is near...."

Considering how successful Johnson has been at other clubs it is interesting to note how dismal his stints within our county have been.  Even his time at other clubs close to Northamptonshire haven't been as successful as those with clubs further away.

My theory is that his time at Kettering was SO monstrously unsuccessful that it punched a hole in the space / time continuum and formed a fractured epicentre of failure around which the rest of his career has helplessly circled.  When he is physically close to "Ground Zero" of his footballing nightmare (otherwise known as the Poppies) his career nosedives - Cobblers, Posh and Cambridge.  The further away he is from the gates of the Holy City he suddenly becomes a footballing guru (Yeovil, Bristol City).

At least, I believe this is a reasonable summary of his managerial career to date. Checking his statistics with Wikipedia wasn't much use - it suggested he only presided over FIVE defeats at the Poppies!  WTF!  FIVE!  He lost that many games PER WEEK! 

The moral of the story is, that at soon as he gets the bullet at Northampton he should waste no time in forwarding his CV to Carlisle United, Berwick Rangers and Lands End Athletic.