Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:44 pm
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.
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."