, ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁substitute ▁appearance ▁against ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁injury , ▁Johnson ▁never ▁really ▁redis cover ed ▁his ▁old ▁form , ▁scoring ▁just ▁ 1 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 4 7 ▁appearances ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when , ▁after ▁a ▁falling - out ▁with ▁manager ▁Gary ▁Meg son , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁United , ▁iron ically ▁the ▁club ▁against ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁broken ▁his ▁leg ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁Following ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ' s ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁League ▁One ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Meg son ▁placed ▁Johnson ▁on ▁the ▁transfer ▁list ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁dram atic ▁over ha ul ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁playing ▁staff . ▁However , ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁saw ▁Johnson ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁first ▁team , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁he ▁had ▁admitted ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁fight ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁into ▁the ▁season , ▁Johnson ▁suffered ▁a ▁pro lapsed ▁disc ▁in ▁his ▁back ; ▁the ▁condition ▁was ▁initially ▁treated ▁with ▁in jections , ▁but ▁surg ery ▁was ▁eventually ▁required ▁as ▁a ▁last ing ▁solution , ▁though ▁it ▁would ▁keep ▁him ▁out ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period . ▁However ,