Showcase of the Ballet on Ice vs. Spurs in the 1967/68 championship season🏆

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1. Tony Book:

   “We arrived at Maine Road not knowing whether the game would go ahead. While the inspection was going on, I told the lads a tip I’d been given by a coach at my old team in Peasedown St John, a mining village outside Bath. He said whenever pitches were icy to take the top layer of leather off your studs.

   “Three little nails held the stud together but taking the leather off meant the nails were on show and you had extra grip. In those days, referees never inspected your boots. It couldn’t have worked any better.

   “That was the day I knew we were genuine title contenders. It was a fantastic performance, the best in my time at City.”

   [Remembering the Ballet on Ice](https://amp.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/december/man-city-v-spurs-december-1967-the-ballet-on-ice)