Kilbane knew his number was up

Despite playing in six games and scoring once along the road to Poland, Kevin Kilbane was pretty sanguine yesterday when reflecting on not being part of the Euro 2012 squad.

Kilbane knew his number was up

An operation on his back put paid to that and almost certainly his playing career at club level. Though there is little doubt that if he had been fit he would almost certainly have made the squad and added to his 110 caps.

“Without a doubt, yes,” said Kilbane when asked if it was a case of what might have been regarding the finals.

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