Hibs striker played in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final at the request of his father, and has spoken about the influence that he had on his career.
Nisbet has been an instant success at Easter Road, scoring eight goals in his first 14 appearances for the club. Speaking to the official Hibs website, Nisbet said: "We’d known about Dad’s condition for, maybe, the last three months, before I signed for Hibs. “Terminal liver cancer.
The words hit you. Unfortunately, his health deteriorated in the last week. It all happened very quickly. We hoped we’d have had another couple of weeks with him, but it wasn’t to be.“I had to leave training quickly on Tuesday to be at his side.
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