Barr and Robertson are front runners in trophy bid

Nov 5 2008 by Colin Paterson, Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser

BOBBY BARR is surging clear in the race to become Albion Rovers player of the year.

The 20-year-old collected another man-of-the-match award in his side’s 3-1 victory over Cowdenbeath on Saturday.

He now has an 11-point advantage over midfielder Ciaran Donnelly with Marc Pollock a couple of points further adrift.

In the Airdrie United version of the competition, goalkeeper Stephen Robertson has regained the lead following his performance in the 1-1 draw with Dundee.

At the end of the season, the top performer at both Airdrie and Rovers will be presented with a trophy.

The awards are kindly sponsored by the Gillespie Investment Group.

Current leaderboard:

Rovers player of the year: 25 points - Barr; 14 - Donnelly; 12 - Pollock; 11 - Pat Walker; 9 - Ross Harris.

Airdrie player of the year: 17 - Robertson; 15 - Paul Di Giacomo; 11 - Stephen McKenna, Scott McLaughlin, Simon Lynch; 10 - Bobby Donnelly.