Cardiff winger Chris Burke is hoping that childhood friend Charlie Adam does not become an enemy at Wembley in Saturday's Championship play-off between the Bluebirds and Blackpool.
Adam has been in sensational form as Blackpool shocked pundits and fans alike by making their way to the final where Dave Jones' Cardiff await.
Burke, 26, came through the same Rangers youth set-up as Adam before both players left Ibrox for England's second tier last year.
Burke has blossomed for the Bluebirds, scoring ten times while at Bloomfield Road Adam has hit 18 goals to become one of the signings of the season.
Burke said: "I practically grew up with Charlie Adam at Rangers. People said it was a gamble for Blackpool to pay £500,000 for someone who was hardly heard of last summer but I knew that he was going to be a fantastic signing."
Burke and his Cardiff team-mates are set to start the game as favourites but the winger is adamant that they will not underestimate Ian Holloway's side.
Blackpool produced a sensational attacking display to dispatch Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals and Burke is wary of the threat they pose.
He said: "I can assure you nobody at this club will underestimate Blackpool.They are in the final because they deserve to be. It's as simple as that.
"So we know it will be tough. But we are 90 minutes away from promotion and we all can't wait for the game to start."
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