WE have all heard them: the die-hard football fans who declare to friends and family that they would do anything for their club.

But would they walk through fire? The answer, in York City's case, was a resounding yes. Mad-keen fans leapt at the chance of doing a sponsored firewalk to raise funds for their beloved Minstermen.

Firewalking is known to be a red-hot motivational technique. Perhaps club bosses might consider deploying it before big games. Here's one pre-match warm-up guaranteed to ensure City's players were on fire.

Updated: 10:32 Monday, June 30, 2003