Returning Clemence keen to drive Barrow on

Stephen Clemence will come up against old Tottenham team-mate Johnnie Jackson when Barrow play AFC Wimbledon on Saturday

Barrow head coach Stephen Clemence is keen to drive his players on as he marks his return to the touchline.

Clemence has completed his three-match ban for a red card he received in the match at Bromley last month.

His Barrow side are 11th after one win in their last eight league games and face AFC Wimbledon at home on Saturday.

"I found it very frustrating because you feel detached from the game," he told BBC Radio Cumbria.

"I like to be feeling the game on the touchline with the players."

Barrow have the joint second best defence in the division, conceding 12 goals this season, but the Bluebirds have not been prolific up front, scoring 16 times.

Clemence does not think it would take much to rediscover their early season form.

"I don't think our performances have been a lot different," he said. "We have to keep believing in what we're doing.

"If we can go and get a good result on Saturday, hopefully we get on another run and then we won't be too far off where we were at the start of the season."