Last Friday's World Cup qualifiers saw two former Yeovil Town loanees score important goals for the Home Nations, which could be of great value to their respective international futures.
Andros Townsend, who appeared 10 times for the Glovers on loan from Tottenham Hotspur during the 2008-09 season, marked his England debut with the Three Lions' third goal in their 4-1 victory over Montenegro.
Should England qualify for the finals in Brazil next summer, there is every chance that Townsend, 22, could be on the plane as part of Roy Hodgson's 23 man squad.
After establishing himself as a regular at Spurs, there is no reason why he can't go on to become a regular for his country as well.
In scoring on his England debut, he emulated another former Yeovil loanee Steven Caulker who also completed that feat when he netted on his first start for Hodgson's men in their 4-2 friendly defeat against Sweden last year.
That appearance remains Caulker's only international cap to date, he also received four for Team GB at last summer's Olympics, but there is no reason to suggest why he and Townsend couldn't one day line-up for the Three Lions together.
Caulker is currently 21-and at the same age Rio Ferdinand had only won seven caps and Sol Campbell had been capped just the once.
Also, at 21-John Terry was still waiting for his first cap, which he didn't received until he turned 22.
Caulker's summer move to Cardiff shouldn't act as hindrance to his long-term prospects as Gary Cahill was transferred by Aston Villa to Bolton, but he is now a regular at Chelsea alongside Terry-and a Champions League winner to boot.
A year before Townsend arrived at Huish Park, Welsh striker Simon Church appeared six times for the Glovers on loan from Reading.
On Friday, he scored Wales' decisive goal in their qualifier with Macedonia, which ensured that they avoided finishing bottom of their group and possibly kept manager Chris Coleman in a job.
The qualifier also marked the final home international for talismanic striker Craig Bellamy, and Church, who is currently plying his trade at Charlton Athletic, could potentially fill the void left by the former Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham forward.
