Nottingham Forest have not appointed bad managers, they have just appointed the wrong ones, says David Johnson.
The former Reds striker believes the club have landed the right man in Billy Davies.
And he hopes the managerial merry-go-round at the City Ground will be halted for a little while.
"Steve McClaren's downfall at Forest was that he did not know the league, he did not know the players at Championship level or below," says Johnson, who adds that management is unlikely to be a path he wants to go down in the future.
"Because of that, he did not know how to push the club forward.
"I think if you had asked him about a player in Holland or Germany, he would have had an in-depth knowledge.
"But he did not know how to put together a side at Championship level.
"And he didn't have the people around him to say 'this is what you want, this is what you need to take the club forward'.
"He got out at the right time for him. It did not damage his career.
"Alex McLeish did the same thing. They are both honest men and realised that things were not going well for them, so they jumped ship.
"Sean O'Driscoll did a good job and was unlucky to get sacked when he did.
"No, the management side is perhaps not for me.
"Football is the strangest game on the planet. You would not believe some of the things that happen.
"If you had said to Forest fans that they would have a millionaire owner who would bring loads of players in – but who would also be hiring and firing managers in the way that he has – they might have said 'hold on a minute'.
"They would have wanted stability. But, while it took him three managers to do it, the owner has probably found the right one for the club now."
Johnson is certainly happy in his current job, travelling the world to scout players for Premier League giants Chelsea.
"When I finished playing, I never knew what I wanted to do. I felt like I wanted to coach, but no real opportunities came up to do that," he added.
"It is fantastic. It gives me a lot of time at home, but also the opportunity to travel and watch football.
"I would like to do this for a few years to get the background knowledge.
"I scout through England and anywhere abroad. I do a lot in the Midlands and the south, but basically I go where I am told to.
"We have the under-19s, the under-20s and the under-21s in tournaments this summer.
"Then we cover every friendly international game; the club will have a scout at every one of those games that is worth watching.
"There is quality all over the place, so there will be a lot of those games being covered.
"We have a really busy summer coming up. But I really enjoy it. It is a great job."
