ANDY Woodman urged Bromley to start another unbeaten run after their 21-game streak without defeat in League Two came to a shock end at basement side Barrow at the SO Legal Stadium last weekend.
Danny Rose scored a 67th-minute winner eleven minutes after Josh Gordon had levelled.
There wasn’t much hint of what was to come after the visitors’ Ashley Charles had curled home a 20-yard free kick after 35 minutes.
Barrow hadn’t won any of their previous eight games but climbed off the table to 23rd and within two points of safety.
It was the Ravens’ first league defeat since November 29, when they lost 3-1 at Walsall.
Bromley are still five points clear at the top of the table with six games left.
It could have been worse for the visitors as goalkeeper Grant Smith denied Gordon in a one-on-one and he also saved from Rekeem Harper and Jack Earing.
“Disappointed to lose at Barrow, it would have been nice to keep the gap a little bit more than it is,” Woodman said.
“But credit to Barrow, they made it difficult for us in difficult conditions. We didn’t adapt well and we didn’t make good decisions. And we got punished.
“I know the saying ‘[the conditions] is the same for both teams’, but it does make it a little bit more even and it does make it a little bit more of a lottery. The lottery didn’t go our way but credit again to Barrow. They’ve turned up and if I was their owner I’d wonder where they’ve been all season.
“I knew second half we had to do certain things to win this match and we didn’t do them. That’s the frustrating thing for me.
“We didn’t gain territory, we didn’t put the ball in the right areas. We started slashing and lashing clearances. We started looking panicky, we give them a lift. When you give a team a lift and they’ve got the wind behind and the crowd behind them it’s going to be tough. We just couldn’t get to grips with it.
“We give them a chance to get back into it and I felt it was going to be tough after that.”
Bromley travel to Barnet on Friday.
Woodman added: “We have to start another run. That’s pretty much what we’re going to try to do. If we can start a five- or six-game run we’ll be okay.
“Listen, we haven’t changed our mantra. It will probably give one or two teams a lift like we’ve had a lift when we’ve seen other results, but we’re in a place where everyone wants to be. So I don’t think we should be too down, we should be upbeat and respectful of the 21-game run and try to start another one.
“It’s a much nicer journey back if you’ve won, I’ve got to be honest, but it might give us a chance to reflect and regroup – and get ready to go again.”
