Hudson looks the part as Sky Blues visit Wales

Interim Cardiff City boss Mark Hudson is looking composed and confident as he continues his spell as Cardiff City Boss this weekend with a visit from struggling Coventry City.

Since taking over from Steve Morrison, the former Cardiff City centre half has put together a run of two wins and a draw to add weight to his credentials as a full-time replacement. He has steadied a ship which, whilst not yet sinking, looked at times to be a little rudderless.

Hudson is quietly going about his task on a ‘take each game as it comes’ basis, but with a home fixture against lowly opponents coming just a week or so before travelling to face arch-rivals Swansea City, he might never have a better chance to stake his cement his case.

Injuries to key players have been a feature of Cardiff City’s season to date. Exciting Welsh youngster Isaak Davies still seems some way off returning but there may be more encouraging signs for the highly fancied Rubin Colwill if he can progress through the necessary fitness protocols. Wales boss Robert Page will be keeping a close eye on Colwill with the World Cup just a month away now. The lad from Neath could just be a secret weapon out in Qatar.

Better news for another Welsh prospect, with Mark Harris putting in some impressive performances under Harris. Page is not well-blessed for fire power and Harris’ recent run of form – including a lovely strike against Blackburn Rovers could see him includes as an important back-up to Kieffer Moore and others when Page names his World Cup squad. Tyler Roberts of QPR – who face the Bluebirds soon – might have something to say on that one though.

Where to start on Coventry City? Their recent history has been turbulent, to say the least. There was a time when the Sky Blues were fixtures in the top tier of the domestic game.

Off the field problems have seen this famous club endure a nomadic and haphazard existence though, playing home games at Birmingham, Northampton and even, occasionally, Coventry!

Restrictions surrounding the availability of their home ground, the snappily named ‘Coventry Building Society Arena’  have left Mark Robbins’ side playing catch up as he faces a “brutal” run of fixtures to the World Cup – after which the club should have a better idea of where they stand this season.

The Sky Blues, currently sit bottom of the league and six points off safety, with at least three games in hand over most of the rest of their Championship rivals.

Nine games in four weeks, starting with Saturday’s trip to the Welsh capital, is a chance for the club to recover lost ground and pull themselves away from the bottom of the ladder, though it could be a tall order.

Midfielders  Callum O’Hare and Liam Kelly are on the way back to fitness for Robbins though they are unlikely to feature in the tough game in Cardiff.

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