The trust placed in Joey Barton’s Bristol Rovers by Gasheads was vindicated on Tuesday. Rovers showed once again they have the stomach got the fight as the pressure intensifies in the battle for promotion.
Their 2-1 win at Crawley Town on Tuesday was the ideal tonic after being defeated at Newport County at the weekend, with the three points taking the Gas as close to the top seven as they have been all season.
Fine goals from Harry Anderson and Aaron Collins, backed up by dogged defending and brilliant goalkeeping from James Belshaw, led Rovers to a vital victory that leaves them well placed to strike on their promotion rivals with two home games up next on the slate.
