Bolton Wanderers defender Paul Robinson returns to West Bromwich Albion for the first time this weekend.
Ahead of the match he says he as "nothing but fond memories" of his time at the Hawthorns.
And the 31-year-old reckons he is ready for whatever the home crowd throws at him.
Robinson told Bolton's official website: "I'm looking forward to going back to West Brom and seeing some familiar faces. I've got plenty of friends there and it'll be the first time I've been back for a while.
"They'll be flying following their recent win at Arsenal and are high in the league table, but hopefully that won't be the case after next week.
"We'll take heart from our performance against Manchester United and build on it for the game against West Brom.
"The fans create a great atmosphere at The Hawthorns, but we'll be going there to silence them.
"It's never an easy place to go, but if we continue to show the attitude we have been showing recently, we've got a massive chance of coming away with something."
Robinson, who spent six years with the Baggies, says he will take any abuse on the chin.
He told the Express and Star: "I hope the supporters appreciate my reasons and my contribution for the previous six years, but if I get stick or banter then I'll take it on the chin.
"I've got nothing but fond memories of West Brom. I had six happy years there.
"We won promotion, we had the Great Escape, we got to the FA Cup semi-final and I like to think that, in the main, I had a great relationship with the fans.
"The best years of my career were at The Hawthorns. But I left the club because I was fed up of us going down, going back up and going down again.
"It was a difficult decision for me but Bolton were offering me Premier League football and I had to look after my family."
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