[Lionheart]

He sits next to me at home. I'll ask him next game if it's October see what he says. He did say he's feeling good when spoke to him against Leeds quickly.

I met him in the carpark after the Leeds match and asked him. He said he'd be back in October. I thought he looked a lot leaner than he has previously, which hopefully will help him with regards to injuries. Poor guy has had a horrendous time the last few years. Hopefully when he comes back he gets a run of good luck.

[Barrington]

I only have positive thoughts for the lad. If he can ever do anything for us going forward it would be amazing for everyone involved.

[BalisPen]

I only have positive thoughts for the lad. If he can ever do anything for us going forward it would be amazing for everyone involved.

Everyone has positive thoughts regarding his recovery and the player and his personality, but I think a lot, including myself, think he's body cannot cope with the rigours of the game anymore.

Hopefully, he proves us all wrong and comes back and hits 15 from October until the end of the season.

[LiamTheBaggie]

Looking on the bright side I see

It was flippant but it might be accurate. I am not sure whether his body is capable of holding his bulky figure and then the rigours of competitive football. He has suffered two serious injuries which will be extremely difficult to recover from long term. We no longer have that bustling Regis type forward that we craved which is disappointing as he was a significant investment from the club.

[GrumpyBaggie]

I met him in the carpark after the Leeds match and asked him. He said he'd be back in October. I thought he looked a lot leaner than he has previously, which hopefully will help him with regards to injuries. Poor guy has had a horrendous time the last few years. Hopefully when he comes back he gets a run of good luck.

That is really good news. I hope that you are right and his regime includes significant reduction in weight.
Even when fully fit he never seemed to use his strenght effectively, how many times did he end up on the floor after a coming together with an opposition defender when no foul was involved.  Still having fond memories of Derek Keven charging through defences with opponents bouncing off him, Asterix style, sadly he will never be that sort of player.  But a slimmer Daryl should be more mobile, able to jump for high balls and reduce the risk of further injuries. 

[TheBaggieMan]

That is really good news. I hope that you are right and his regime includes significant reduction in weight.
Even when fully fit he never seemed to use his strenght effectively, how many times did he end up on the floor after a coming together with an opposition defender when no foul was involved.  Still having fond memories of Derek Keven charging through defences with opponents bouncing off him, Asterix style, sadly he will never be that sort of player.  But a slimmer Daryl should be more mobile, able to jump for high balls and reduce the risk of further injuries.

Old Dekker Kevan…..what a player he was.  Could do with him alongside ‘Magic Maja’ now as I still have doubts that Dike will make it.

[OldburyWBA]

There is a Derek Kevan thread, some posts have been moved to it so please keep this for Daryl Dike -

https://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=10399.0

[johnny Cash]

Dike has answered some questions online and confirmed he’s ahead of schedule

He said he should be back in partial training in 4-6 weeks, but then says he’s in his pre season stage at the moment, testing his body and exhausting himself running around a lot.

[SmethDan]

Good news Daryl, all of the very best to you apparently not quite so big any more man  .

[gazberg]

Pictures of him training on grass out on the club Twitter. Nice to see.

Guess we are looking at Oxford on Oct 19th after break for him to be involved in matchday sqauds.

[KN22]

Pictures of him training on grass out on the club Twitter. Nice to see.

Guess we are looking at Oxford on Oct 19th after break for him to be involved in matchday sqauds.

I would be pleasantly surprised if he's back in the squad that soon.

[gazberg]

I would be pleasantly surprised if he's back in the squad that soon.

I'm sure i previously read the club say it's generally a few weeks of solo training, then 4 weeks in with the group and then, as long as no breakdown, back into the squad. Then fine tuning/sharpness through game time. I believe this was said just prior to his return at start of year.

Would definitely be a very good thing to happen if it does anyway.

[Sted1990]

Under 23s for 6 games minimum (if it were up to me).

[costa blanca baggie]

Under 23s for 6 games minimum (if it were up to me).

24/7 in one of them sumo foam suits until the end of his contract(if it were up to me). I hate to say it, but I think he's broken. I hope not.

[gazberg]

Pictures of him training today in some kind of team game, bibs Vs non-bibs. 

[BalisPen]

Pictures of him training today in some kind of team game, bins Vs non-bibs.

Hopefully he didn't trip over any of the bins and injuring himself for another 9 months.

[gazberg]

Hopefully he didn't trip over any of the bins and injuring himself for another 9 months.

Whoops, edited 

[johnny Cash]

"Last week is a week where we have moved a step.

"Let’s say he has three steps to complete, the first is with the medical staff, the second he is working with physical coaches, during that step he needs to make some individual specific drills according to his position, and some drills with the team.

"Today is the first day he has made some drills with the team. It doesn’t mean training with the team. It means that maybe he can make 10 per cent of training. He has started this process.

"But it is still going to be more than one month, five or six weeks probably, to finalise this process and to be in the last step which is available to be involved with the team.”

"For sure (it will be a slow process managing him), it is a different leg, but the same injury and with the number of months he has been out we need to go step-by-step, managing the situation, analysing everything we do, not rush because there is no need.

"There is the motivation to involve him in games, but we need to build little-by-little, to follow the process to make him ready to compete."

[MarkW]

Thanks for posting

So that would suggest he'll be in first team training at the end of October/early November, and November looks a really tough run of fixtures - Luton, Burnley, Hull, Norwich, Sunderland. If he can play a part in some of those fixtures, that will be a big boost

[KN22]

From that I would take it that mid-November will be the earliest date we see him involved in the match-day squads.

[Albionic]

From that I would take it that mid-November will be the earliest date we see him involved in the match-day squads.

Assuming he can earn a place in the squad.

[Hull Baggie]

Assuming he can earn a place in the squad.

Once he's fit I'd expect him to be on the bench if only because he's the only direct swap for Maja.

[Albionic]

Once he's fit I'd expect him to be on the bench if only because he's the only direct swap for Maja.

I would love to see him on the bench if justified, but in Cole (or someone else) gets an opportunity and grabs it without both hands then its "sorry Daryl you have to keep working hard and hopefully your time will come

[liverbaggie]

When is our big guy back?
Perhaps he can fire us up again
I know it probably wont happen but if Dike & Maja could play as a 2, wow?

[gazberg]

When is our big guy back?
Perhaps he can fire us up again
I know it probably wont happen but if Dike & Maja could play as a 2, wow?

Few weeks after international break i think someone said. Start of Nov-ish?

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong