Chopra on the mend

There could be some good news on Cardiff City striker Michael Chopra he could be back in contention sooner than expected from his ankle ligaments injury.

It was thought he would be out for maybe up to three months but treatment has been going well according to the South Wales Echo and the middle of October is now being muted. The player himself is targeting the Severnside derby on October for his return. His return will mean more competition in Dave Jones’ squad.

The competition in the team has affected the return of Jason Koumas on loan from Wigan. He joined Cardiff for the second time in search of first team football but for the start against Peterborough in the Carling Cup and the appearance off the bench in the same competition against Burton Albion, he has played under 10 minutes of league football over two games.

An early Injury worry ahead of Hull City on Saturday for Cardiff boss Dave Jones is Adam Matthews who came back from under21 international duty with an injury. He came off before the end of the first half in Wales Under-21s’ defeat in Italy on Tuesday night after aggravating a dead leg he sustained against Hungary on Saturday.

There is a rumour that top scorer Jay Bothroyd is 50/50 for Hull on Saturday which would be a disappointment if he missed the game.

It will see the Bluebirds return to action in the Championship after the two-week international break.

In the press Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies has been bemoaning the failure to sign Peter Whittingham one of his top targets during the summer. He made a number of attempts to get Cardiff to sell but there stood firm. Davies was hoping that with one-year left on his contract and the finance position of the club, they would sell.

Speaking to Nottingham Forest official site, Chief Executive Mark Arthur said:

It`s been a major disappointment for us. Both clubs [Cardiff City and Swansea City] decided to stick with them [Whittingham and Pratley] even though they were entering the last year on their contracts - we have to respect that."

"Unfortunately you can`t force people to sell."