Bristol Rovers owners are 'fully supportive' - Clarke

Darrell Clarke has said Bristol Rovers' owners are "fully supportive" of him being the person to turn the club's form around.

Rovers are on a seven-match losing streak in League Two which has seen them tumble down the table to 20th, two points above the relegation zone.

Clarke said the club were in a "negative place" following defeat to Cheltenham Town in their last outing.

The AlSaeed family purchased a controlling stake in the club in 2023 but their time at the helm has been a tumultuous one with relegation and three managers sacked prior to Clarke's appointment.

"[I am in] regular contact with the owners and [they are] fully supportive. We have a collective understanding that we know short-term, medium and long-term of where we need to be heading and what we need to be doing," Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol.

Clarke guided Bristol Rovers to two promotions during his first spell in the dugout at the club, before returning this summer following their relegation from League One.

They host fifth-placed Notts County on Saturday (15:00 GMT) and the 47-year-old said he did not come back to the club to "ruin" his legacy.

"I came back to be successful and I'm giving everything, my staff are giving everything," he added.

"We're going through a really tough time of things at the minute, thank the supporters for sticking with us, get behind us on Saturday [and we can] hopefully put in a performance we can be proud of and make sure the negativity around the place is solely on my shoulders, to make sure that my group get winning football games.

"We all understand the situation we're in and we all understand it's up to me to get the team performing."