Anecdote taken from Malcolm Allison's 'Colours of my life', ghost written by James Lawton.
Hince was playing superbly against Nottingham Forest, played in early September 1967, and the Forest full back, Winfield, was starting to commit some terrible tackles, and Allison shouted to the referee to send him off.
Hince replied back to his coach 'Don't get him sent off, Mal, I might not be able to beat the next man they put on me'.
City won 2-0, and this is the game Allison stated where he thought something could be on with the team for the league.
His columns in the Evening News always made for entertaing reading. RIP.