Hudson role confirmed
CARDIFF City have confirmed the appointment of Mark Hudson as first-team manager until the end of the season.
The former Bluebirds captain, 40, was handed the role on a temporary basis after Steve Morison was sacked in September with the club sitting 18th in the Sky Bet Championship. Hudson, who made over 160 appearances in all competitions as a player for the Bluebirds between 2009-14, has won four of his 11 games in charge.
After back-to-back home defeats to Hull and Sheffield United, Cardiff sit 19th in the table, one point above the relegation zone.
Cardiff confirmed Tom Ramasut will continue as assistant manager, alongside newly-appointed firstteam coach Dean Whitehead and goalkeeping coach Graham Stack.
Hudson told the club’s official website: “I’d like to take the opportunity of thanking (club owner) Tan Sri Vincent and the board for putting their faith in me and my backroom team.
“I’d also like to thank the City fans for their support, as passionate and committed as I always remembered them being during my time as a player.
“It’s an honour to be back here as manager and I’ll be doing my utmost to take this club forward, as I always have.”
Meanwhile Sean Morrison today made his first appearance in a Cardiff City shirt since being carried off the pitch against Barnsley back in February.
The former Bluebirds skipper, whose playing contract ran out at the end of last season, has continued his rehabilitation with the club and manager Mark Hudson confirmed he was hoping the defender would get minutes during the World Cup break.
WalesOnline learned Morrison was in line to feature against Birmingham City in an Under-21s game today and that has indeed proved to be the case, with the club posting a photo of Morrison training with the Bluebirds squad prior to kick-off.
Morrison was named at centreback for the clash in the Midlands, partnering captain Xavier Benjamin and Curtis Nelson at the heart of defence. Cardiff won 2-0.