'I've got the trust of the fanbase' - Rovers boss Clarke
Darrell Clarke was reappointed Bristol Rovers manager in May
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Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke says he feels he has the trust of the fans to get things right in the face of a tough start to the new season.
Back in League Two after relegation, Rovers have lost both league matches so far and were beaten by Cambridge in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
"I'm comfortable with the process of where we need to get to," he told BBC Radio Bristol. "But within that it's a massive jigsaw puzzle and you're trying to put all the pieces together.
"Nobody wants to work with patience or time in football but I feel I've got the trust of the fanbase that I'm going to get it right."
Rovers are back in the bottom division of the EFL for the first time since the 2021-22 season, when they earned immediate promotion.
But after opening their new campaign with a 1-0 defeat at home by Harrogate, they went down again, 2-1 at Fleetwood, in the second week of the season.
"Getting all the pieces together takes time," said Clarke, who was reappointed Rovers manager in May. "Yes we're disappointed, yes we're analysing absolutely everything, yes I understand where we need to be moving forward.
"I'd like to hope things will change quickly; I can't guarantee that but I can say that we will eventually get there."
Clarke takes his side to Chesterfield, who have beaten Barrow and Cheltenham in their opening two games, for a 12:30 BST kick-off on Saturday.
He hopes to bring in three or four players before the end of the transfer window.
"We want to be a lot more settled and get better players into the club," he added. "We don't want squad fillers, we want players who can push the starting XI.
"The first person I'll always look at is myself. I'm a teacher, an educator, I have to get into their minds, build their confidence. That's my accountability to get that right.
"But we want it sooner rather than later."