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Cardiff City reached the final of this competition just 13 years ago. They came mighty close to winning their first major trophy since 1927 as well, their opponents Liverpool missing their first two penalties of a shootout, but it wasn?t to be for the Bluebirds. Still, it could have been worse: while Cardiff were battling on the big stage for glamorous bits of silverware, that same season, 2011-12, saw Wrexham fail to extricate themselves from the Conference National for the fourth season in a row.
How times change. Wrexham required another 11 seasons, and a large sprinkle of Hollywood stardust, to regain their Football League status, but having done so, look at them now. They?re currently mid-table in the Championship, ten places and one division above Cardiff, who got themselves relegated last season while Wrexham were heading the other way. So it?s a big status switcheroo, and tonight it?s the Dragons who get the bookies? nod over their Welsh rivals. Times change all right.
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