'Better times will come' - Crawley Town star's message to 'unbelievable' Reds fans
Charlie Barker has called Crawley Town fans ‘unbelievable’ after their support at Barnet on New Year’s Day.
Reds lost 2-1 but the travelling support cheered all the way through and showed fantastic backing.
This followed a tense evening on Monday at the Broadfield Stadium when a section of fans booed captain Dion Conroy.
There were no such scenes at The Hive and Barker said: “The fans are unbelievable today. I think they could see we gave it everything. They clapped us off and singing at the end. It's what we need because it's hard when we're going for a tough spell and they're getting on our back.
“It just feels like we're fighting against the world. But when we come out and we see them support us in numbers today like that, even when we lose the game, we're giving it everything. Just stick with us and hopefully things will turn around. Better times will come.”
Reds are on the road again on Sunday when they go to Cheltenham and Barker believes one win could start a good run for Reds.
“Teams that have been in this position have got in the playoffs,” he said. “There's a lot of strange things that have happened. A few wins and you climb up the table. Around December, January time, one run can change your season dramatically.
“We just need to pick up a win to try and start us off on one of those runs.”
He added: “At the moment, it's been so long since a win. We just can't see it. I just think once we get one and the confidence lifts and someone hits the back of the net, goals will start flowing. Once you get one, they start to roll, but we just need that one to come quick.
“We've got another game in two days' time. What we need is to go straight into the next one and try to pick up three points there.”