George Dobson "focused" on match against Charlton Athletic
The midfielder has played a crucial part in the Reds League One campaign after joining on a free from Saturday's opponents Charlton Athletic in the summer.
Dobson, a former Charlton captain, spent three "brilliant" years at the Valley, but is now on the verge of gaining promotion with his new side.
A win for Wrexham on Saturday night, coupled with Wycombe Wanderers dropping points at Leyton Orient will result in a third successive promotion and a place in the Championship next season.
The midfield maestro admitted that he had received a couple of texts from his former teammates ahead of the game, but is fully focused on delivering a result.
He said: "I had a couple, had a couple earlier on in the week, but I've dialled it down a bit.
"I had three brilliant years there and really enjoyed it at Charlton, met a lot of special people that I'm still close with but it always seems to be that things like that happen and you end up playing former teams when it matters the most but I'm just focused on the game and really hoping we can deliver like we did on Monday and deliver like we did on Monday."
Dobson has called on the Wrexham faithful to create an "electric atmosphere" at the SToK Cae Ras tomorrow night.
When asked about the impact the fans can make, he replied: "Huge, I think they've just got to do what they have done all season and bring the energy.
"Bring the atmosphere, because it's such a brilliant stadium when it's full, which it has been all season and they can really generate that electric atmosphere and make it like a cup final sort of feeling and I just can't wait for the game now and I'm really looking forward to it."
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