Though Shay Given seems to have garnered all the attention, Kevin Kilbane will also win his 100th cap for the Republic of Ireland tonight. Beyond the terrific personal achievement for him, it is also nice for the image of Hull City to have on their books a player so successful on the international stage.
He hasn't pulled up trees in a Tigers shirt since signing in January - indeed, there have been far too many occasions where his presence in the team has been severely questioned. But those issues are for another day. Today it's simply about saying well done.
It's not very often that the Tigers can say they have ever employed an international with a century of caps to his name, and even rarer that the player in question reaches the milestone while on City's books. The Reggae Boyz pairing of Theodore Whitmore and Ian Goodison both reached three figures for Jamaica, though each did so after their spells with the Tigers had ended.
Kilbane's achievement, from a Hull City viewpoint, usurps these two illustrious figures, and he deserves much congratulation for it.
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