The Londoners travel
to the twice winners of the League Cup knowing that they are in for a tough
outing against a Birmingham side who narrowly missed out on a return to the
Premier League last season.
Robson is under no
illusions the magnitude of the task at hand but backed by a large travelling
support, he believes Barnet can rise to the occasion and cause Lee Clarke’s
side some problems.
Speaking to the
club’s website Robson said: “We are all
really looking forward to the game this evening, it’s a big game for us against
a side that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season.”
He continued: “I’m
hoping it will be a good occasion for the club and we hope to put on a decent
display for the travelling supporters, give a good account of ourselves and
give the fans something to be proud of.”
The newly reformed
Capital One Cup begins before the start of the new league campaign in a reshape
to the football calendar.
With the league
season not starting until this Saturday, Robson admits he would prefer Barnet
to kick off their league campaign before entering the cup competition.
He added: “It’s
perhaps a shame that we haven’t got a few league games under our belt before we
take on a Championship side, but we are looking for something positive to take
into our first league game of the season at Port Vale on Saturday.”
Barnet’s miraculous
final day survival act of last season is something that Head Coach Robson is
keen to avoid.
The Barnet boss has
openly admitted that the league takes priority over the Capital One Cup but
with the addition of several new faces over the summer, Robson is likely to
field a strong side at St. Andrews.
He continued: “Obviously the league is our real focus for
the season, but I’ll be taking all the available first team players with us
when we leave The Hive this afternoon and we travel in good spirits.”
Robson has also
confirmed that central defender Jon Fortune will be given the captain’s armband
ahead of the new season.
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