The following two articles are courtesy of BBC Sport
Former Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson believes the club are hampered by things going on "behind the scenes" and will continue to be for some time yet.
The Huddersfield Town defender, 32, left the Welsh club in September after a five-year spell with the Bluebirds.
On Saturday he faces his former employers for the first time, but says he has nothing to prove since leaving in September.
"I don't have a point to prove," said Hudson.
The Bluebirds bought Hudson, 32, from Charlton in 2009 and he went on to make 165 appearances for the Welsh club.
During his time at the club, Cardiff reached a Championship play-off final, a League Cup final and before securing promotion to the Premier League for the first time as Championship winners in 2013.
But after relegation last year the club are onto their second manager of the season and are closer to the relegation zone than the play-offs and an immediate return to the top flight.
Mark Hudson signed for Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract in September 2014
Hudson said: "It's a tough place [Cardiff]. I feel sorry for the players and the fans because there's lots going on.
"All the time there seems to be something going on behind the scenes which is a distraction for the playing staff and everyone involved with the club wanting to do well.
"So that's their problem and I think that's going to be something that carries on for a little while."
Huddersfield are one point and one place above Cardiff in 14th place in the Championship.
Hudson told Sport Wales that he hopes to get a good reception from the Cardiff fans on Saturday and holds the club "close to his heart."
The former Fulham and Charlton centre-back also revealed his frustration behind his exit from the club in the summer saying the goalposts "moved a few times in pre season" under then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Bluebirds travel to Yorkshire in a bid to end a run of seven games without a win and despite his fondness for his former club Hudson hopes their poor run continues on Saturday.
"I do wish them [Cardiff] all the best because I enjoyed my time there," said Hudson.
"But my main focus is to see Huddersfield do as well as we can."
Article 2
Cardiff City boss Russell Slade denies claims by former captain Mark Hudson on Friday's Sport Wales that the club are hampered by off the field issues.
Hudson, 32, left City in September after a five-year spell to join Huddersfield Town, the side the Bluebirds face on Saturday.
He says Cardiff are affected by "behind the scenes" issues.
"Mark's entitled to his opinion, I can only talk from my own experience," said Slade.
"I've been able in the window to shape the team. There has been good, open dialogue (with the owner) from day one."
Hudson joined Cardiff from Charlton Athletic in 2009, making 165 appearances during a spell in which he captained the side to the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League,
He faces his former employers for the first time on Saturday but says he has nothing to prove since leaving in September during the reign of former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
In an interview with BBC Wales' Sport Wales programme, Hudson said he expected Cardiff, without a win in seven league matches, to be higher than 15th in the Championship table.
But Slade says the club has changed since he took over in October 2014.
"What Mark and other people don't understand is there are certain factors that have changed off the pitch, in terms of the financial side," Slade added.
Despite the comments from Hudson Slade hinted he would have kept the 32-year-old at the club saying players of his type are "invaluable".