Wednesday 12 October 2016 08:54, UK
Former Cardiff striker Michael Chopra is convinced his old club have made the right decision by appointing Neil Warnock as manager.
Cardiff last week became the 15th club of Warnock's managerial career after the Bluebirds ended Paul Trollope's five-month spell as boss following a poor start to the Sky Bet Championship season which sees the club languishing in 23rd place.
The 67-year-old, who has achieved seven promotions as a manager, begins his reign with a clash against rivals Bristol City, live on Sky Sports 1 on Friday night.
"Cardiff needed somebody with a good record in the Championship and when it comes to winning promotions Neil Warnock is the man," Chopra told Sky Sports.
"I hope he can bring success to the club and can get Cardiff back in the Premier League for the fans and the city of Cardiff.
"Neil is a true Yorkshireman and he is so determined. His teams always show fight and passion and that's what the fans want to see.
"Friday night is a derby game because Bristol is just across the water. When I played in those derbies we always used to come out on top but this one promises to be a great occasion live in front of the Sky cameras for his first game.
"I'm sure it will be tremendous and he will definitely get huge support from the fans."
Chopra scored 63 goals in 159 appearances over three spells at Cardiff and picked out his added-time winner against bitter rivals Swansea in 2010 as the highlight of his time in the Welsh capital.
"People often tell me I played my best football down at Cardiff but a lot of that was down to the manager at the time Dave Jones, who seemed to be able to get the best out of both myself and my strike partner Jay Bothroyd," he said.
"I'll never forget scoring that goal in stoppage-time against Swansea and we won 2-1. To get that win and to see the looks on the faces of our fans meant so much to both myself and the club."
Chopra has just begun his second spell at Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters and captained the side during their goalless draw with Delhi Dynamos in Kochi on Sunday.
The 32-year-old is now playing under Steve Coppell, and the former Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Reading boss told Sky Sports the chance to manage in India was too good to refuse.
He said: "I just felt this was a massive challenge from a management point of view trying to get people with different languages, cultures and footballing styles to try and play a certain way. But in a kind of sadistic way that appealed to me.
"There was also the opportunity of seeing a country that I've been to before and I'm fascinated by. I wanted to experience the culture, the people, the travel and the varied landscapes across a country which I believe is the fastest growing economy in the world.
"The reason why I joined Kerala Blasters was a conglomeration of all of those things."
