Relief and ecstasy followed the final whistles last week as Bristol Rovers’ upturn in form continued. The Gas cranked things up a notch as two wins from two saw belief grow in BS7.
If last week was all about cementing our form, then this week was all about pushing on. It was a real statement of intent to come through the week with two wins from two and overcome spells of adversity in doing so. Yes, both victories came against lower-ranked teams, but as Joey Barton says, those games you’re expected to win are often the hardest. Rovers did just that twice inside 7 days.
Scunthorpe on a cold Tuesday night was hardly the most glamorous tie in the fixture list, but it represented a real opportunity for us. As a team in poor form and an even worse league position, Rovers were expected to beat them and beat them well. That’s easier said than done though and I was still nervous ahead of the game. After all, we’d made a foundation and then failed to build on it countless times this season.
