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Gabbidon: Manager situation unhelpful and must be sorted soon
Former Bluebirds defender and ex-caretaker boss Danny Gabbidon has urged the club to make a firm decision on the manager's post in order for them to get their season back on track.
The Bluebirds are currently near the bottom of the table after a mixed start to the campaign, which saw former manager Steve Morison sacked after a few sub-par results.
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Mark Hudson has been placed in charge on an interim basis, but the air of uncertainty is unhelpful and must be resolved as a matter of urgency, according to Gabbidon.
"It's something that needs to get sorted out. Cardiff City came out and their stance was that they are not really looking for a manager at the minute - which I didn't fully understand," Gabbidon told WalesOnline. "I think there are a lot of decent managers who are available. Mark Hudson has done a decent enough job in the last few games.
"But it's something that needs to be sorted out. Are you going to give it to him? Are you going to bring someone in? The longer that uncertainty goes on, it doesn't really help the players, it doesn't help Mark Hudson himself and you just want to get a bit of continuity so the players know what's going on, you can get your head down and start getting results.
"I think a decision needs to be made. Maybe you might see that in the next week or so, maybe after the game on Sunday, depending on how the result goes.
"I think you either give it to Mark Hudson and say, 'Look this is your job now'. Or they should be scanning and looking to bring someone in. The longer it goes on the more uncertainty it brings in the club."
When pressed on who he would like to see get the job, he replied: "It depends on the finances at the club. What level of manager they could bring in. there are a lot of managers out there. A lot of young talented managers who are doing good jobs at football clubs.
"There are a few out of work at the minute who might find Cardiff an attractive proposition. I don't think it should be a problem finding one, but it's just about making a decision and getting it done, whether that be Mark Hudson or someone from the outside.
"It's a decision that needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later."
Robinson: All new players know what this derby means
Cardiff striker Callum Robinson insists all new signings have been made fully aware of how important this Sunday's derby fixture is to the club and its fans.
“I’m looking forward to it; these are the games that I always want to be involved with,” Robinson said. “The big games, the pressured games and the ones that mean the most to the fans. Hopefully, we can go there and get that result we all want.
“Derby games are massive: firstly, it’s bragging rights and obviously now with social media there’s a lot of back and forth with the fans. I know how much it means and speaking to Skip’ [Joe Ralls] the other day [all the new lads] know that recent results haven’t gone our way.
“Obviously there have been a lot of new signings this summer but over the past few weeks and being around the City, [we’ve] realised just how big this game is.
“We’ve got a responsibility, and these are the games you have to perform in. I’ve been involved in a lot of derbies in my career so far and hopefully I can bring that experience to help the boys this weekend.
“As a professional footballer, these are the games that mean the most to you and the fans and that’s why we need to be ready to take the three points we all want on Sunday.”
Earnie: I had the same struggles as Colwill
Former Cardiff City striker Robert Earnshaw can sympathise with Rubin Colwill's injury struggles - because he found it just as difficult to adapt to the rigours of senior football.
Colwill will miss Sunday's South Wales derby because of a hip-flexor injury, just one of a string of issues which have hampered his progress in recent months.
Mark Hudson doesn't believe the problem will keep him out of the World Cup, but Colwill's lack of game time is a real cause for concern for both club and country at the minute, with the playmaker, 20, having played just half an hour of football for the Bluebirds since August.
It's not ideal, especially as he is the most creative player Cardiff have at their disposal, and Earnshaw believes that while Colwill is talented, he will need to adjust to men's football and improve his game in the process over the next couple of years.
"He's a good player. But he is very raw and he needs a lot of work and he needs to improve and grow," Earnshaw told WalesOnline.
"Now he is becoming that professional. When you come in you have an impact, but the speed is different, the consistency, how many games you play, the physicality.
"I was faced with that. I had to build myself as a young player for the first three, four, five years to be able to handle all the physicality. He is having those challenges now.
"He is a good player, but he needs to get himself fit and physically right and hopefully he can get himself right for the World Cup."
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