 When Johnny returned for pre-season training he put in a transfer request, which Viktor accepted.Somewhat bizarrely considering his status as a former England international, the only club to make a bid for Johnny was the worst club in the Football League, Burnside Athletic, who had finished bottom of the Fourth Division in three of the previous four seasons.Johnny was granted a free transfer and appeared in the "Hard Man" strip for the last time on 10 August 1985.