Physio Steve Hard is quoted in the Bournemouth Evening Echo as saying: "He gets a few little niggles now and then but a lot of that is down to the fact he hasn't trained for a while. He's had some new insoles fitted and it can take from one to 16 weeks to break them in. When you put them in your shoe, it changes the angle of your foot and hip and you will get niggles because you are walking slightly differently. He's been a bit stiff after training but has been able to go out and train the next day. It's going to take him a while because he was out for the latter part of last season. He's going to need a lot of training before he's firing 100 per cent but there is no reason why he can't get involved in the games, providing he doesn't get any reaction".