Sunday 14 April 2013

JOHNSON VERSUS JOHNSON

This Tuesday's league encounter between Oldham Athletic and Yeovil Town will see the first father-and-son managerial meeting in English football for over 40 years.

Rookie Latics' boss Lee Johnson will be playing host to the Glovers, currently managed by Johnson senior, Gary, with both sides in search of three points for different reasons.

Following their win over Stevenage on Saturday, Yeovil have moved up to 74 points, a figure which virtually assures them of a Play-Off spot.

Nevertheless, automatic promotion remains a mathematical possibility for the Glovers but as they are currently five points adrift of second placed AFC Bournemouth, they would need to win all of their remaining three games and hope that results elsewhere went in their favour.

Meanwhile, Oldham, under the guidance of Johnson junior, are looking stay above the relegation line and avoid the dreaded drop into League Two.

The Latics are currently in 20th with 44 points, two points clear of 21st placed Scunthorpe United with a game in hand.

During his playing career, Lee was a key player in the Glovers' promotion to the Football League in 2003 and their promotion to League One in 2005 under dad Gary and he was also part of the success that Gary enjoyed when he was Bristol City manager later in his career.

Now in 2013 he will be looking to secure against his father, rather than for him.

It will certainly be a unique experience as the only other way a father would face his son as opposing manager's would be if Manchester United drew Peterborough United in either the Capital One Cup or the FA Cup.