Here's your round-up of all the latest Cardiff City headlines for Tuesday, October 18.
Cardiff 'too rushed' in Coventry defeat
Mark Hudson says his side were 'too rushed' in the final third during their defeat to Coventry City on Saturday.
Cardiff slumped to their first defeat under the interim boss, with Viktor Gyokeres netting the only goal of the afternoon at the Cardiff City Stadium.
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The Bluebirds created a number of promising opportunities, but ultimately couldn't find the incisiveness needed up front to trouble the Sky Blues, who had previously won just once this season.
Hudson says his side have now put the disappointment of that defeat behind them, but admits there were lessons to be learned.
"We had a meeting," he said when asked about the fallout from the weekend. "We debriefed the game and where it had been in the previous week, where we had been maybe taking a little more care with the final pass, the final through ball, tried to find those cutting-edge moments.
"We were maybe a little too rushed on Saturday with that. But we’ve spoken about it as a group. But we’ve had to put it to bed and focus quickly on QPR."
Swans clash not in Hudson's mind as Kipre question emerges
Mark Hudson insists he's well aware of the significance of Sunday's South Wales derby, but says it won't influence his thinking ahead of Wednesday night's trip to Queens Park Rangers.
The Bluebirds head to west London with star defender Cedric Kipre one yellow card away from a suspension that would rule him out of Sunday's showdown with the Swans, who last season completed an historic league double over Cardiff.
But while insisting he recognises the enormity of the occasion this weekend, Hudson insists it's not likely to alter his thinking for their midweek clash with QPR.
"We all know the importance of the game," he said. "I know you’re all going to be there on Friday for the press conference, so we do have to focus on QPR. But I do know, and the players do know, what is coming up in the derby game.
"I think they’ve got three bookings away from possible selection problems as well! Again. I know what’s to come. I know how important that game is, but we have QPR to focus on."
Beale focused on QPR amid Wolves and Rangers links
Speaking on the eve of his side's clash with the Bluebirds, QPR boss Michael Beale insists he's not had any contact from any other clubs, despite recent links with Wolves and Rangers.
“There has been a bit of noise but I had a really honest face-to-face conversation with [director of football] Les Ferdinand yesterday,” Beale said. “The club’s not had contact, I’ve not had direct contact either.
“At the moment, it’s my first job, I could not be happier with how things are going, with the owners, the staff, the players.
“I want there to be noise about QPR, I want there to be noise about our best players, I want there to be noise about myself and the management team - and it is a team, it’s not my show, it’s everybody here. I want there to be noise because I want us to be doing well, that’s my job.
“What I don’t want is the outside noise to break anything we’ve got inside because what we’ve got inside and what we’re building is something that really excites me. My focus is on that.”
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