Happy Birthday Skip.

[mancity dan]

Tony Book 81 years young today.

 

[the blue panther]

Yes, happy birthday - but if he's admitting to 81, he's probably nearer to 91!

 

[mancitypj]

Happy Birthday Tony.

 

[jimharri]

Quick, someone buy him a cake before he decides to leave us.

;-)

Happy birthday Booky.

 

[BrianW]

Top bloke. Can still see him playing, in my mind's eye. A career like his will never happen again. He was (literally) unique.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Happy birthday Skip, to people of my generation (I was born 1961) you'll always be City's captain.

I meet him once when I was a little kid and City trained in Cheadle (about 300 yards from where I lived at the time!) and he was a real gentleman.

You couldn't wish to meet a nicer guy.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Yes, happy birthday - but if he's admitting to 81, he's probably nearer to 91!

Yeah, he were nearer 40 when we got him!

 

[canyerdogputoutafire]

Happy birthday Skip, player,coach, scout,caretaker manager, manager and all round top man.Also 50 years at City.

 

[its a Barm]

Happy Birthday skip. A true Blue Legend.

 

[mac]

Happy birthday and lets hope he sees us win a fair few more trophies in the future. Legend

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Great ambassador for the club, happy birthday Skip (glances over at my framed picture of the 1986 youth team, signed by the players, Skip and Glyn)

 

[DiscoSteve]

I've had the pleasure of meeting and chatting to him a few times now and he's a really nice guy, true gent.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Happy Birthday Tony one of the best full backs and captains we`ve had

 

[WyongBlue]

Here's to you Tony Book happy birthday a fantastic player who I watched so many times over the years as I grew up, have a top day skip................

 

[worsleyweb]

It's great to see we look after our club legends. Always see our players so respectful to him as well. Great bloke tony!!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

All the best Skip, seems like only yesterday I was sat on the barrier between the Kippax and windy corner watching and cheering him on.

 

[Nixon_The_Bike_Thief]

Happy birthday Skip, to people of my generation (I was born 1961) you'll always be City's captain.

I meet him once when I was a little kid and City trained in Cheadle (about 300 yards from where I lived at the time!) and he was a real gentleman.

You couldn't wish to meet a nicer guy.

Hmmm, Park Rd, Councillor Lane or Demmings ? I am just about old enough that I caught the last year or so before they departed, looking over the fence from Brookhead during my breaks.

 

[bumbleblue]

Happy birthday Skip , you are the first City Captain I remember. Thanks for the memories .

 

[jimharri]

Great ambassador for the club, happy birthday Skip (glances over at my framed picture of the 1986 youth team, signed by the players, Skip and Glyn)

They were both still in the youth team in '86?

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Hmmm, Park Rd, Councillor Lane or Demmings ? I am just about old enough that I caught the last year or so before they departed, looking over the fence from Brookhead during my breaks.

First block Chorlton Drive just off Stockport Road. I lived there from 1968 but went to Cheadle Primary. Most of the players and staff we're really approachable in them days. I remember going watching training once with my mum during the school holidays and all the kids mobbing Allison. He refused to sign any autographs so my mum said "give me your book" so I passed it to her. Needless to say I was that only kid that got his autograph that day! A different age back then but at least we finally have come good again. Not really relevant but Portugal trained at Cheadle in 1966. The older kids all had Eusebio's autograph!