Barr wins Player of the Month

Congratulations to Falkirk central defender Darren Barr on winning the Player of the Month award in the SPL for March. Much has been made this season of young Hearts captain Christophe Berra, but Barr is just as young and also captains an SPL side, one that happens to be a point ahead of Berra’s Hearts going into the final match before the SPL split. March was a fantastic month, defensively, for the Bairns, who conceded not a single goal in four matches. Unfortunately, they were only able to score one, a Billy Clarke strike against Inverness. Still, the job that Barr’s back line did last month, keeping Caley Thistle, Kilmarnock, Hearts and Motherwell scoreless, is an impressive one. With something resembling an offense to match that strength at the back, it could well have been manager John Hughes lifting hardware as well.

Now, the two young captains of Hearts and Falkirk have one round of matches to decide which will end the season in the top half of the league, playing lucrative fixtures against the Old Firm, and who will finish off their year in the bottom half, playing Gretna and St. Mirren. Falkirk sits in sixth now, but will have to defend that spot against Aberdeen on Monday. The Dons need the win to have a chance at the top 6, and so it will be a hard-fought battle. Hearts go Saturday to Kilmarnock, who have been tough opponents for the Jambos for the past few years. Hearts know that only a win, combined with a loss or draw for Falkirk, will put them into 6th place.

Category: Scottish Premier League

Tags: Darren Barr, Falkirk, Hearts, Aberdeen, Christophe Berra, SPL, Player of the Month, Monthly Awards, Scottish Premier League, Tag Index

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