Cardiff City headlines as ex-Bluebirds duo out of Preston clash and icon hugely excited by Colwill and Davies talent

Here are your Bluebirds headlines for Thursday March 10

Former Cardiff City stars Josh Murphy and Greg Cunningham will be absent when their new club Preston head to the Welsh capital this weekend.

Murphy has recently recovered from an injury issue but is prohibited from playing in the game as part of the terms which saw him loaned out by Steve Morison to Preston.

Left-back Cunningham has shaken off a calf problem but has been affected by an Achilles injury, so he too is out.

Preston boss Ryan Lowe said: "Greg, we thought we'd have back this week, but he will probably be another four or five days.

"His calf injury was fine and it's his Achilles. So it's more a precaution - holding him back a couple of days."

Former Bluebirds boss Peter Ridsdale is set to return this weekend to the club's Cardiff City Stadium home he played such a pivotal role in helping to build.

Cardiff were struggling to get a deal over the line for their state-of-the-art new ground as they looked to move from Ninian Park.

Ridsdale was brought on board and acted as a conduit between the local council, developers and football bodies to ensure planning permission went ahead.

He could come back to the director's box on Saturday in his guise as an advisor to Preston.

Ridsdale was Cardiff chairman from 2006-2010, replacing Sam Hammam, and under his watch the Bluebirds reached the FA Cup final and challenged for promotion to the Premier League.

He has retained a strong affinity for Wales' capital city club.

Since leaving Cardiff, Ridsdale was involved with Plymouth and more recently Saturday's opponents Preston.

He was chairman of the Lancashire club before leaving the role and becoming an advisor to the owners.

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