The last time Torquay United played Leyton Orient it was an FA Cup replay in December 2007 which saw on-loan striker Jordan Robertson score twice to set up a clash with Southampton in round three.
Fast forward to 2017 and the Gulls face Orient as non-league clubs looking to avoid relegation from the Vanarama National League.
Whilst United have completed two great escapes in the past two seasons (2015-16 & 2016-17) after they were relegated from the Football League in 2014, Orient's decline, following the instability of the ownership of Francesco Becchetti, has been more swifter.
At the end of the 2013-14 season, Orient agonisingly lost out to Rotherham United on penalties in the League One Play-off final. What followed has turned out to be a sad decline for a once proud club.
Chairman Barry Hearn sold his stake in Orient, which he had held since 1995, to Italian businessman Becchetti and amongst his first acts was to fire manager Russell Slade. It was a decision that was followed by 12 managerial appointments - both permanent and interim - and two relegations which saw Orient lose their league status after 112 years at the end of the 2016-17 campaign.
Following their demotion to the National League, Orient were taken over by Nigel Travis and former Orient and one-time Gulls manager Martin Ling was appointed as Director of Football.
Amongst their first acts was to appoint former Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis as Head Coach. However, after a promising start, Davis was dismissed after a 2-1 defeat away at Ebbsfleet and at the time of writing have only won once in their last 13 league encounters.
They will be facing a resurgent Gulls side won have won twice in their last six matches, including a 1-0 win on Tuesday night away at Sutton United courtesy of a fourth goal of the season for Ruairi Keating. Victory for Sutton would have seen them go up of the National League, whilst defeat for United would have kept them bottom of the division.
It is fair to say that the outcome of Saturday's match will be crucial for both sides.
