There is still much to play for this season for Raith Rovers, including this afternoon’s crunch clash with Rangers at a packed Stark’s Park but for Craig Barr his big “match of the day” will come at the end of the campaign when he marries Carolyn.
His good friend Curtis Brock has agreed to be his best man but he drew the line at repaying the favour Barr did for him last year registering as a minister to carry out the ceremony.
The Rovers player though insists he has unfinished business at the club after enduring months of injury hell before he can concentrate fully on his upcoming nuptials.
He said: “I have my wedding to Carolyn coming up in Kirknewton.
“I have had a lot of planning for that but at least I am not injured as well!
“It is a little bit easier and takes the pressure off if you are playing and enjoying your football, getting results.
“I have a stag do in Vegas and New York which is something to look forward to so by being back playing, hopefully the bonuses can contribute towards that.
“It is not the be all and end all but it helps!
“Last summer my best friend got married in New York and I got registered as a minister so I could marry him and his wife.
“The one rule he gave me was that I could wear what I wanted so I had a linen suit with shorts on and moccasins. It was quite a casual look but I am not sure it will be a new trend!
“It was eventful but they were good times.
“He is the best man for me but he is not doing the same.
“He agreed to be my best man but he said he wasn’t doing any speeches or marrying me.”
Considering how few games he has played during his injury-hit time with Raith, Barr is realistic enough to admit that he may struggle to secure a new deal when his contract runs out this summer.
However, in the matches remaining he is determined to prove himself to the Rovers fans.
He said: “As much as I am a player, I have been a fan over the years supporting Rangers my whole life.
“If they signed a player and he was always injured, the first thing I would be saying was, ‘Get rid of him, he is no good, he is stealing a wage’.
“I know how fans think. I have been tagged with a lot of things in my career but it was never with being injured.
“Unfortunately for the Raith fans, that is probably what they will remember me by but if I do leave in the summer, I just want it to be on a happier note.
“I hope between now and the end of the season I can get as many games as I can.”
Despite being a self-confessed Rangers fan, Barr is determined that Mark Warburton’s side will not be celebrating at Stark’s this afternoon.
If the Glasgow side win and Hibs fail to beat St Mirren then Rangers will be promoted as champions but Barr added: “I didn’t know that could be done. You don’t want someone coming and doing that on your own ground.
“You want to be hard to beat and you do not want anyone coming to Stark’s and having a party definitely not.”