Brave Tyler meets hero Jay

Tyler, aged 14, of Stourbridge, is suffering from bone cancer in his knee and has undergone chemotherapy treatment.

Wolves invited the Elmfield school pupil to watch the players train at their Compton base where he got to meet star striker Jay Bothroyd.

Tyler, whose favourite player is goalkeeper Matt Murray, will be cheering on Wolves when they play West Brom tonight in the all-important second leg of the play-off semi-final.

He said: "I hope we win and I think they have got a good chance." Tyler's father Giles Logan said the youngster had enjoyed visiting the training ground.

Mr Logan said: "He is quite keen on sport but he has had to knock that on the head a bit at the moment.

"We expect a full recovery by Christmas."

Tyler's grandmother and staff at Birmingham Children's Hospital wrote to Wolves asking if the teenager could meet some of the players.

Wolves director Rachel Heyhoe Flint responded by inviting the family down to Compton yesterday.

She said: "If we are able to help out youngsters having difficult times that's what we are here for."

The Wolves director added that the manager Mick McCarthy and the players were always happy to meet and greet young fans.

Tyler was diagnosed with osteosarcoma earlier this year and has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy.

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer, and the sixth most common type of cancer in children.