Mark Hudson has revealed that former Cardiff City striker and Blackpool goalscorer Gary Madine said he was out to "do" Perry Ng prior to his stamp on the Bluebirds defender in the second half.
Madine scored the equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Blackpool, but 15 minutes prior to that he caused a fracas on the pitch when his late tackle prompted the Cardiff players to rush over and demand that he saw red for the challenge.
He escaped with a yellow and ultimately scored the goal which snatched two points away from Cardiff. And Hudson said he heard Madine at half-time say he was out to try and hurt Ng in the second half.
"I'm disappointed with the fact the guy who scored their goal shouldn't be on the pitch," Hudson said.
"It's pre-meditated. He said it at half-time. So we warned the ref. We warned the fourth official. He said it out loud that he was going to go out and do that. They were aware of it and it's clear as day. It's a stamp."
Asked to explain further what was said by Madine at half-time, Hudson added: "[Madine] said he was going to go out and do Perry. Because there was a coming-together in the first half. He felt that was the way he wanted to go about it and he has gone out and done exactly what he said he was going to do.
"It's a stamp. It's a leg-breaker. If he gets his left planted in the floor, it's snapping his leg. I watched it from four or five different angles, but you don't need to. You can see it live. Pre-meditated and he hunted him down."
Cardiff dominated possession and the number of chances, but still found only the solitary goal through Kion Etete, his first for the club.
But their lack of cutting edge came back to bite them again as another two points escapes their grasp. Speaking about the game as a whole, Hudson added: "When you play that well in the first half and have that many clear-cut opportunities, we should have taken the game away from them.
"We should have had a penalty in the first half. Robbo gets booked for simulation, which is baffling, I think, but we had clear-cut opportunities to take the game away from them.
"It's disappointing, we could have been comfortable and opened up more opportunities because they are chasing the game. We have just got to know the importance of putting the ball in the net with the opportunities we are creating."
With just two wins in 10 games and City sitting two points above the relegation zone, coupled with a transfer embargo, it was understandable that fans voiced some of their frustration at full time. But Hudson called for everyone to stick together and believe in the process.
"I understand that there are frustration," the manager added. "It's about sticking together. Everyone from top to bottom has to stick together. The fans, the football club and keep continuing to believe in what we are doing."
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