Gillingham manager John Coleman accepts that on current form they’re heading towards a relegation battle in League 2 after weekend loss at Barrow

Gillingham manager John Coleman accepts that they’re heading towards a relegation battle on current form.

The Gills still have a reasonable cushion between themselves and the bottom two, and games in hand over the teams around them, but it’s a sorry state for a team to find themselves in after sitting top of the table in late September.

The weekend loss leaves the Gills nine points ahead of the bottom two, down in 19th place.

For the second season running the Gills fans were sold a dream of promotion and it’s looking like another wasted effort as they trail the leading clubs by some distance. They haven’t won a game since mid-December.

Coleman came in last month, following Mark Bonner’s sacking, to try and turn the form around but he tore into the players on Saturday after another meek performance, losing 3-0 at fellow strugglers Barrow.

#Gills boss John Coleman accused his players of being too soft, described the performance as a disgrace and said he felt like he wanted to vomit. Here’s his take on today’s loss at Barrow