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Football League World's Bristol City fan pundit Abi Curtis has provided her thoughts on Lee Johnson's suitability for a job in the Premier League, with the former Oldham Athletic boss having made impressive progress at Ashton Gate since taking over the managerial reins. 

Johnson has been in charge of the Robins since 2016, with the 38-year-old seemingly intent on getting the club promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history this term, with the club having never previously been higher than the Championship since the top division was reformed in 1992.

With Johnson having received many plaudits for his attacking and expansive brand of football, surely it is only a matter of time before we see the 38-year-old gracing English football's top tier, however Curtis was quick to dispel this possibility, she said:

"I can’t see Johnson leaving in the near future.

"In May he signed a new four-year contract at the club and in the past he has been linked to clubs which are far bigger in stature than ourselves.

"So I think in the next five years, the only way he would be a Premier League manager, would be if it was with Bristol City."

Curtis was then asked how well suited Johnson's style of play would be to the Premier League, to which she responded:

"I think Johnson’s style of play is well suited to the Premier League.

"He has shown us over the past few seasons that he is a very flexible manager and can play many different styles, for example in the 2017/2018 season he played a possession-based, attacking brand of football, whereas last season much of our play was centred around hitting teams on the counter-attack."

When asked what she felt Johnson's best qualities as a manager are, Curtis responded by saying:

"His best qualities as a manager are his versatility and decision making; he’s never afraid to make bold substitutions if it’s not working out, which for me are the hallmarks of a great leader."

It will be interesting to see if Johnson does indeed manage the Robins in the Premier League, with the 38-year-old clearly looking to progress to the next level, the club may face a fight to keep hold of him, should they no longer be able to match his ambitions.

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