MOST players have had to put up with the odd jibe from the fans at one time or another in their careers.

Supporters especially tend to enjoy dishing out the treatment to former players returning with new clubs.

It can often be enough to put even the strongest of players off their game. However, not Bart Griemink. He is used to it.

Griemink will no doubt face a chorus of boos when he takes to the field at London Road tomorrow (Saturday, November 11).

But it will not be a new experience for the big Dutchman who was not even particularly well liked during his days at the club.

Now he and boss Andy King are hoping that Posh fans will have egg on their faces come Saturday evening.

"I know that I am going to get a lot of stick from the fans on Saturday. They don't like me very much," said Griemink.

"I did not start very well when I joined there from Birmingham. I had a few bad games and they never really forgave me.

"I will be ready for it. They dished out enough stick when I was playing for them, so I can imagine it will be worse now that I am returning with Swindon."

Griemink is a strong enough character to put the boos behind him and concentrate on his game, and he admits nothing would give him more pleasure than to earn three points.

"I will just put it out of my mind," he said. "It is just another game and we want to win.

"It would be nice to go there and perform well, but the key thing is to keep a clean sheet and win the match. If we succeed in doing that, then maybe I can allow myself time to think about proving them wrong. But I will only be happy if we get the three points. I will not be happy if I play well and we lose."

He will have some friends in the crowd tomorrow as he is cheered on by his family.

But he admits the entire experience of playing at Peterborough was not a happy time in his life.

"I did not enjoy my time at Peterborough," he said. "The whole thing did not work out for me, on or off the field. I was unhappy, things were just not happening for me and it was showing in my performances on the field.

"Now I am here at Swindon, I am happy, and if I am happy off the pitch then it will reflect in my performances on it. I like my life here and that makes me play better."

The big stopper has been inspirational for Town so far this season and it is hard to see how any set of fans could treat him in such a way.

Town boss Andy King was certainly surprised when he heard about it from Posh supremo Barry Fry.

King said: "I was shocked when Barry Fry told me that Bart was not well liked in Peterborough.

"I understand he did not have a very good time up there, but I told Barry he had been brilliant for us. He has been one of the shining lights of the season.

"There was a period earlier on in the season where he was almost unbeatable. He kept the scores down to a respectable limit in many games.

"I remember when Colin Todd told me that we were signing a keeper from Peterborough and I was not too convinced. I had seen the lad Martin Tyler and wondered why we were going to sign his number two."

He was quickly won over.

"We had been set to sign the USA keeper, Ian Feuer, but Bart has proven since he came here that he is not only a very good keeper, but he also has a great character and he is a top professional," said King.

"I soon realised Bart was a top keeper and could not figure out why he was not number one. "