There is a saying that time is a great healer and that is certainly the case for Torquay United fans at the moment.
It is now just over three years ago that the Gulls were relegated from the Football League following the disastrous reign of Chris Roberts.
The events which followed, including Mike Bateson's return as Chairman and Leroy Rosenior's return as manager for ten minutes before the club was sold to the current owners, served to reduce the club to a laughing stock.
Since then Torquay have returned to the Football League after winning the Blue Square Premier Play-Off Final against Cambridge United in May 2009.
At the time of writing, the Gulls are currently challenging for a Play-Off spot in League Two and last Wednesday that two players involved in international action for Northern Ireland's Under-21 side.
Eunan O'Kane and Billy Kee were both named in Steve Beaglehole's side to face their Scottish counterparts at the Firhill Stadium, the home of Partick Thistle.
The fact that Torquay can now boast two current international hopefuls amongst their ranks illustrates just how far they have come as a club in a short space of time.
O'Kane also managed to get himself on the score sheet to become the first Torquay United contracted player to score for one of the home nations at international level as Northern Ireland went down to a 3-1 defeat.
This feat represents just how far the Gulls have come in a short space of time and hopefully if O'Kane can continue to progress in the manner in which he has since he arrived at Plainmoor from Coleraine last January, full international honours with the province may be just around the corner for Eunan.
