This Saturday will see Torquay United take part in their first Devon derby with Exeter City since winning promotion back to the Football League in 2009.
It will also see Gulls' manager Martin Ling face the club where he started his playing career.
Ling first joined the Grecians in 1982 as an apprentice after impressing during a week's trial after being spotted playing in a junior tournament in Devon.
He remained at St James Park until 1986 when he moved onto Swindon Town (twice), Southend United, Mansfield Town (loan), Leyton Orient and Brighton and Hove Albion.
During his second spell with Swindon, Ling helped the Robins to win promotion to the Premier League in 1993 alongside current Gulls assistant boss Shaun Taylor who also had a spell with the Grecians earlier in his career.
Taylor arrived at St James Park in 1986, after he was signed for Western League side Bideford, and remained with Exeter until 1991 during which time he was part of the Grecians side that won the Division Four title in the 1989-90 season.
Ling and Taylor aren't the only members of the Gulls' coaching team to have appeared for Exeter during their careers. Goalkeeper coach Kenny Veysey made a dozen appearances for the Grecians during the 1993-94 season and is also one of a select band of players to have appeared for all three of Devon's professional sides.
In addition to this, Torquay Physio Damian Davey also had a spell as Physio at St James Park at the turn of the century and goalkeeper Martin Rice made several appearances for the Grecians during their time in the Conference.
