Eureka Johnson!

A week is a long time in football and Johnson has worked hard and fast to bring in loan signing Jermaine Johnson from Premiership outfit Bolton Wanderers and the Dagenham and Redbridge midfielder Paul Terry for a £20,000 fee.

But the gaffer has been quick to stress that because he has added two players to his squad, it does not mean that existing personnel will be shown the Huish Park exit door.

"I've been concerned about our lack of strength in depth and so these players are adding to that," he said. "They haven't come in to replace anyone -- they are just adding to what we've already got. We are always looking out for good players, but it is always better to bring in players when things are going well."

It was last Thursday evening when news came through that Yeovil were about to sign Bolton midfielder Jermaine Johnson on a one-month loan deal.

The Jamaican international said: "I'm not worried about leaving Bolton to play in the Third Division because I need first-team football to get my place back and Yeovil can help me do that. I am excited about playing for them because they are a good team who pass the ball about a lot."

The Yeovil boss said it was a 'real coup' for them to get the 23-year-old on loan -- although they were still awaiting a work permit.

"It is an unusual situation that someone who has got a work permit needs to re-apply to go on loan," he said. "It is a coup for us because he is a super player and he gives us another quality player to add to our squad.

"The option could be there to keep him for longer than a month. We will take the month first and see whether they boy likes it, whether we like him, whether he enjoys living in Yeovil.

"Big Sam Allardyce (Bolton manager) probably needed convincing that we were right for Jermaine," he said. "But we are full-time -- no different to Manchester United."

The manager was hoping Johnson could get permission from Bolton Wanderers to play in last night's 'reserve team' game against Cardiff City.

"We have got permission from the Pontins League for him to play, but we are just waiting on Bolton," he said.

Johnson refused to call last night's match a reserve team fixture -- preferring to call it a squad game. The likes of Hugo Rodrigues, Andy Lindegaard, Adam Stansfield, Abdelhalim El Kholti, Steve Reed, Steve Collis and Jake Edwards were all scheduled to take part.

"Add to those names the likes of Jermaine Johnson and Paul Terry and it is a strong line-up and just goes to show how good our normal first-team is," he said. "But it isn't a reserve team because football is all about squads these days."

Johnson explained that he had been interested in the Bolton player when he and his assistant, Steve Thompson, went to watch Jamaica play at Birmingham City in a friendly match.

The manager, meanwhile, has told fans to keep their feet on the ground after seeing Yeovil go top of the Third Division on Saturday with the 3-0 win over Carlisle United.

"It is a good position to be in, but there is a long way to go," he said. "But we are already ahead of our target of two points per game."

Yeovil travel to Leyton Orient on Saturday and then entertain Northampton Town at Huish Park on Bank Holiday Monday in a match that has been designated all-ticket. Both teams have not got off to the best of starts this season, but Johnson is remaining focussed on the six points up for grabs.

"They are big games for us because even though they haven't started that well they will be fighting to get points on the board," he said.

And he added: "The national media interest is still in Yeovil, but I think the novelty factor about us being the new boys in the league is wearing off.

"But I hope that come Christmas we will still be in the spotlight purely because of our football."

He said that key striker Kevin Gall, who dislocated his jaw during Saturday's match with Carlisle, would be fit to play and lead the Glovers' attack.