The League Paper

ALLOW FEEDER CLUBS, URGES JOHNSON

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The Football League Paper Team
1 September 2019

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Steve Green
LEE Johnson believes one of the Manchester clubs would have saved Bury if English football allowed a feeder-club system.
Bury is less than 12 miles from Manchester, and Bristol City manager Johnson feels one of the Premier League giants – City or United – would have stepped in to take the club on as a means of blooding their emerging young talent.
Speaking about the importance of good ownership in his pre-match press conference, Johnson said: “It’s devastating as a ‘football supporter’ if you like. Of course we don’t want...

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