Kilbane hails heroes and sets sights on travelling to finals

A FAMILIAR face joined the Republic of Ireland team on their Aviva Stadium lap of honour last night and he’d love to be back for real.

Kevin Kilbane, an ever present in the first-half of the successful Euro qualification campaign, was back in the thick of it for last night’s action at the personal invitation of Giovanni Trapattoni.

But while Kilbane’s coat wore the FAI logo, he was otherwise suited and booted like every other fan in the stadium. In tandem with the Green Army, Kilbane is thinking of a trip to Poland and the Ukraine next June. And his message to Trappatoni was still a defiant one. He has boots of a football variety and would love to travel.