Consolation goals are rarely memorable, but it's likely that there has been no more forgotten a goal than the one Iain Hume scored in Honduras.
No one holds a celebration for the guy that scores the one in an 8-1 score line.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]But, Canadian men's fans should spare a moment for that goal. Hume showed up. He played with heart when it would have been easy to just play out the string. You can't say the same thing for a lot of the other guys on the pitch that day.
That's the thing about Hume. At a time when players like Junior Hoilett are willing jerk the program around under the excuse that he's trying to "establish his club career" (Hint, Junior: You're 23. It's established. It's time to make a decision about whether you're going to use the pot) it's refreshing to see a guy like Hume who always takes the call.
You might think its easy to do that when you're playing in the fourth tier of English football. And, you'd be right. However, Hume has played at much higher levels and likely has made sacrifices to his club game over the years to wear the Maple Leaf.
It's because of that that it's sad to see him constantly getting bypassed by Benito Floro of late. Yes, the Spaniard has been upfront in his plan to use younger players, but he's also said that that he wants to sprinkle some veteran talent in to help the kids along.
Maybe Hume has quietly stepped away, you might be thinking.
Not according to Hume. I asked him on Twitter.
"I will never retire from international until I retire full stop," he Tweeted. Then he added the hashtag #ItsAnHonour.
Once again, I ask: Why not include him in the line-up. If his only contribution is to pass that attitude on to the next generation then his inclusion will be worth it.
Today I asked Floro whether we might see Hume again.
"Hume is a very good person and a very good player," Floro said, "but in this moment we need to choose young players because it's a very important position. We need strikers and in this moment, we need to improve our attack."
So, you're saying there's a chance?!
To be serious, all Canadian fans should hope that we get to see Hume at least one more time. He's from the GTA. That Fall friendly at BMO Field might be a good time. We can thank him for showing some heart during our lowest point.
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