" GOOD NEWS REGARDING CARDIFF CITY MIDFIELDER "

Cardiff City expect Kagisho Dikgacoi to be fit for league opener

Dikgacoi impressed in his 45 minutes against Forest Green on Wednesday but Russell Slade had less good news on defender Turner

Russell Slade believes midfield enforcer Kagisho Dikgacoi is on course to be fit for Cardiff City's opening Championship match of the new season.

South African international Dikgacoi played 45 minutes for the Bluebirds in their 1-1 draw at Forest Green Rovers and manager Slade said: “We believe he will be fit and ready for the start of our league season.”

The former Crystal Palace man was outstanding in the first-half against Rovers in Gloucestershire. And although he is a big man and still looks heavy, Dikgacoi still has time before the first match against Fulhman on Saturday, August 8 to put that right.

“There is a lot more work ahead for him but he is making good progress,” Slade added.

“This was his first 45 minutes in a long time and he came through well. We hope he will be extremely close to being able to play in our first Championship fixture.”

Sammy Ameobi, Aron Gunnarsson, Scott Malone and Stuart O'Keefe were among the players missing from the team on Wednesday but all four are expected to be in the squad for Saturday's trip to Shrewsbury.

Good news

He'll be like a new signing

He is not good enuff.

Great news.

I'm looking forward to seeing him play and think he'll be a great asset but how long should it take for a professional footballer to lose a bit of weight?
I know he's struggled with injuries but he's had all summer to eat healthily, train hard and get down to his preferred size.
Surely he was only 7-10 pounds overweight. Wer'e not talking a couple of stone here!

I'm looking forward to seeing him play and think he'll be a great asset but how long should it take for a professional footballer to lose a bit of weight?
I know he's struggled with injuries but he's had all summer to eat healthily, train hard and get down to his preferred size.
Surely he was only 7-10 pounds overweight. Wer'e not talking a couple of stone here!

the amount of weight surely has to be called into question. It could of well been if he still looks chunky that he had to lose > 14lbs this summer

I'm looking forward to seeing him play and think he'll be a great asset but how long should it take for a professional footballer to lose a bit of weight?
I know he's struggled with injuries but he's had all summer to eat healthily, train hard and get down to his preferred size.
Surely he was only 7-10 pounds overweight. Wer'e not talking a couple of stone here!

Exactly the guys getting paid a fortune and he can't even eat correctly instead just leaves it untill pre season starts. He's got alot to prove in my eyes!

He'll be like a new signing

He is.

I wanna see him fit and playing, fed up of people not getting a look in and being sold, players we been excited to see but ended up playing less than 10 games even 5.

Good news indeed like a new signing in some ways