Joey Barton has put his struggling Bristol Rovers defence on notice with time running out to secure their place as the end of the transfer window edges closer.
Barton is running out of patience with a leaky rearguard which has shipped 43 goals in 26 League One games. With one of the most potent attacks in the league under his stewardship, Barton knows Rovers' inability to keep clean sheets – they have kept just five this season – has held them back.
Despite failing to keep a clean sheet in their past seven games in all competitions, Rovers have continued to pick up points and they are within touch of the play-off mix with 20 games to play.
