The Exiled Robin

It's been 2,379 days since some Fat Scouser who has done nothing in his career since scored a penalty to guide the G*s to a fluky win. Now it's time for revenge. There was a feeling of inevitability as we faced our first Johnstone Paint's Trophy draw since that semi-final. Six-and-a-half years has done nothing but heightened the feeling of expectation, the tension and the anticipation ahead of Wednesday night's clash live on Sky TV, something borne out by the brisk ticket sales - the crowd will almost certainly be a record for a non area-final/Final of this competition. City will undoubtedly be favourites, being the bigger and better club 'n' all, but what can we expect? We were favourites in 2007 after all, and look where that left us. Stu Radnedge has interviewed top G*s blogger Nathan Bees and asked him for his views ahead of the unusually anticipated first-round tie Derbies are what every football fan lives for. The media loves it as well. W...