▁came ▁back ▁with ▁an ▁improved ▁bid ▁of ▁£ 3 . 5   mill ion , ▁and ▁the ▁transfer ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁home ▁defeat ▁to ▁Cry stal ▁Palace . ▁He ▁scored ▁just ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁first ▁against ▁Gr ims by ▁Town ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁against ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March . ▁ ▁After ▁Johnson ▁scored ▁just ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁ 2 4 ▁appearances ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁he ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁new ▁manager ▁Paul ▁Hart , ▁and ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁club ' s ▁heavy ▁w age ▁bill , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁fellow ▁First ▁Division ▁clubs ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁( for ▁whom ▁he ▁scored ▁twice ▁in ▁seven ▁appearances ) ▁and ▁Burn ley ▁( five ▁goals ▁in ▁eight ▁appearances ). ▁Burn ley ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁£ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁sign ▁Johnson ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁the ▁transfer ▁ultimately ▁fell ▁through . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season , ▁Johnson ▁appeared ▁to ▁have