Barrow captain Niall Canavan says his team have to get out of “a rut” which has caused their season to derail.

In the space of two months, the Bluebirds have seen the departures of head coaches Andy Whing and Paul Gallagher, with Dino Maamria installed as the new boss.

With four points out of a possible 30, Barrow have dropped to 22nd in League Two, three points above the relegation zone.

“Sometimes you end up stuck in a rut,” Canavan, 34, told BBC Radio Cumbria.

“It’s hard to turn around the momentum and mentality of everything. But that’s something we have to do.

“We’ve got to be looking positively, we’ve got to be looking forward. There’s 17 games to go and we’ve got to show we’re ready to get this going again.”

When Barrow lost to Tranmere Rovers at home in December, it marked a sixth game without a win and proved to be the end for Whing.

But things have got even worse since the departure of the ex-Solihull Moors boss. Neil McDonald was put in interim charge and collected four points from those five games but he was overlooked and Gallagher was named as the replacement for Whing, having been part of the interim coaching team.

However, Gallagher lost all five of his games in charge, the latest of which was a 2-1 defeat at fellow strugglers Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday.

That left them just above the drop zone, albeit with games in hand over both Newport County and Harrogate Town, the sides below them.

Barrow play Colchester United in Maamria’s first game in charge on Saturday and the first of 10 remaining at Holker Street.

But they have not won there since September and Canavan knows that statistic must change.

“Home form has to be crucial,” he said. “It’s not a place teams should enjoy coming to. For large spells I’ve been at the club, it has been that.

“This year, it’s not been as fruitful for us and the quicker we can end that and turn it around, the better.

“Most successful teams build their success on home form. If we can make the most of that, then that gives us a great chance.”