Stalwart Ashbee taken to Hull and back

IAN ASHBEE is leading from the front as Hull City scent a Premier League future only four years after they were languishing in the bottom tier of English league football.

The City captain powered in an 86th-minute header to secure a victory that means they could yet finish in an automatic promotion place.

There could be no more fitting scorer of such a critical goal than the 31-year-old midfield player, who has been with Hull every step of the way on their journey from the old Third Division.