Six Straight Defeats – And the Slide Shows No Sign of Stopping

Another Saturday, another defeat.

Six in a row now. Twelve conceded in the previous three before today, and still the bleeding won’t stop.

Accrington didn’t have to do much. That’s the saddest part. A cross, a tap-in, six minutes on the clock and we were chasing again. The same script we’ve watched for weeks: slow start, cheap goal, uphill battle.

To their credit, the lads did rally. Alfie Chang had a drive cleared off the line. Then, out of nowhere, Kamil Conteh thundered in an absolute rocket to level it – a goal that deserved far more than it’s now destined to be remembered for: a footnote in yet another defeat.

But Rovers, right now, are a team that can’t hold momentum, can’t manage moments, and can’t defend set-pieces to save their lives. A scrambled corner for their second. A rebound no one reacted to for their third. Five minutes of chaos – game gone. Again.

Accrington weren’t brilliant. They didn’t need to be. That’s the worrying bit.

Rovers look drained, confidence shot, fragile in every department. A goal goes in and heads drop. You can feel it in the stands, you can sense it in the players, and you can see it in the table.

Six league defeats on the spin.

Bottom of the form table by a mile.

No signs that the slide is slowing.

And while Darrell Clarke is taking flak – and of course he will, because that’s the nature of football, this run feels bigger than just the manager. The cracks were forming long before the losing streak began. The squad was short in key areas. Confidence evaporated after the autumn wobble. Injuries, inconsistency, and silence from above have all fed into the storm.

It’s getting darker by the week. And unless someone, somewhere, takes real responsibility, this could become a relegation fight faster than any of us dared imagine just a couple of months ago, when we were putting together that unbeaten run and looking like a side with purpose.

Rovers need answers.

Rovers need leadership.

Rovers need change.

But most of all, Rovers need to stop losing football matches.

And right now, that feels a long way off.