Hibs give teen tumor patient his wish

Young Liam Munro has had a hard time of it. The 16-year-old Hibernian fan was diagnosed over a year ago with a very unusual tumor on his spine. For the past year, Hibs have reached out to Munro in all sorts of ways, helping to keep his spirits up with personal visits from players and an all-expenses-paid trip to an away match, and even a pre-match breakfast with the team. Now, he’ll be joining Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie as a personal guest for Hibs’ Saturday matchup with my beloved Caley Thistle at Easter Road. He’ll even be going out on the pitch before the match to perform what is being described as a “mock kickoff”.

Well done to Hibs for doing what they can for this young fan. On this blog, I’ve often talked about the frustrations of supporting a smaller league, one without the resources of the massive clubs in England, Italy or Spain. But there’s an upside too, and one I don’t talk about enough. In Scotland, even in the top flight, all football is community football. The supporter bases (not including the Old Firm, of course, who compete with just about anyone) are relatively small, but they are tight-knit, and for the most part very local. Nice to see a club doing what they can, really a pretty small gesture in the grand scheme of things, but a huge deal to a sick kid who can hopefully get some distraction and enjoyment from watching a good game of football.

Category: Hibernian

Tags: Charity events, Fans, Hibernian, Hibs, Liam Munro

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