THE script hasn't quite gone to plan for Brisbane Roar attacking weapon Kofi Danning.

Since the release of this season's schedule, the Roar's away clash on Saturday night against Sydney FC has been circled in Danning's diary.

The former Sydney prodigy left the Sky Blues in the off-season bemoaning his lack of opportunities and was hopeful of playing more first-team football with Brisbane.

But Young Socceroos' and Olyroos' commitments caused Danning to miss chunks of the Roar's pre-season campaign, and as a result the 20-year-old forward has fallen down the Brisbane pecking order.

He had to be content with a 10-minute cameo off the bench in the Roar's first-up 1-0 win over Central Coast last weekend and, as impressive as it was, Danning's chances of even travelling south for Saturday's match at Sydney Football Stadium could depend on the fitness of Brazilian speedster Henrique (ankle).

But Danning insists he has no regrets about his move to Brisbane, confident that his time will come, provided he performs on the training paddock and whenever he gets a first-team chance.

"There's probably extra motivation for me this weekend because I did come from Sydney, but if I get an opportunity I just want to play as well as I did the other night and do as much as I can for the team," he said.

"As long as we're winning and we're playing good football, I think I'll improve as a player and get better as the season goes on.

"When I got back from those (national team) camps, I wanted to prove myself to (Roar coach) Ange Postecoglou and prove that I want to be there. He's seen that and now he knows what I can do."

If Danning's head does ever drop at not being in the starting XI, he quickly considers the current plight of foundation Roar midfielder Massimo Murdocca, who also has to be content with a spot on the bench.

Postecoglou said Danning was "more than likely" to be in Brisbane's 15-man squad on Saturday.

Originally published as Hot Kofi stays on the shelf