Waynne Phillips and Nathan Blake came up against each other another in Wrexham-Cardiff games.
Former Wrexham midfielder Waynne Phillips was part of the Wrexham side that beat Cardiff City in the Welsh Cup Final in 1995.
“Cardiff is a derby because of the rivalry between two clubs – and it will always be that,” he said.
“Until now Wrexham have been behind Cardiff for the last 20 years and Cardiff have played in the highest league.
“They will both argue the case but with everything that’s going on, Wrexham is the biggest club.
“We haven’t played each other too often over the last 15 or 20 years and this one is special because there’s a place in the last eight up for grabs.”
Ex-Wales international Nathan Blake was a member of the Cardiff side which pipped Wrexham to the Division Three title in 1994, scoring in a win at the Racecourse.
“Looking back at the nineties, it was a derby,” Blake said.
“Joey Jones would get the Wrexham boys all wound up and both teams travelled to the other in big, big numbers and I think that says it all.
“There are four Football League clubs in Wales and they’re all vying for the number one spot.”
