Joey Barton believes no team fancies playing Bristol Rovers with his team charging through the field "like a juggernaut" as the race for League Two promotion nears its climax.
A stellar run of form since mid-December has seen the Gas beaten just once in 13 games as they close in on the play-off places, with Tuesday's dramatic win over Barrow cutting the deficit to the top seven to two points. Victory at Newport County on Saturday could take Rovers into a play-off berth for the first time this season and Barton made clear there is no shortage of confidence amongst his group ahead of the short journey to Rodney Parade.
He believes the division is taking notice of Rovers and their superb form – no team in the fourth tier has claimed more points in 2022 – as they vie to burst into the top seven with 13 games remaining. The manager, however, knows Newport beat his side – when they were a meeker being in the autumn – with relative ease and the Exiles pose another difficult challenge on Saturday.
