It seems strange to believe but Ricardo Vaz Té has been hanging round T'Reebok for the better part of six years now. A member of the Portuguese U-21 squad for some time, but not many caps, it is interesting to note that he is only 18 months younger than Real Madrid's new number nine. It is also interesting to note that, even though he has never seemed to be in the first team, he has managed to rack up fifty eight league appearances since 2003. However, given the amount of games he has played, three (count them) three goals is not a good enough return. In games that Mrs X has allowed me to attend, he has always seemed to get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and then fall over his legs, giving him the unfortunate sobriquet from the Lofthouse Lower of Bambi. Now, and I bet you didn't know this, in the 2005-06 season he came fifth in the Bolton scoring charts, behind Stelios, the two Kevs and Borgetti, and did this when only starting eight games. Coupled with his scoring record for the reserves, the boy does seem to have something. Having missed the vast majority of last season, he has professed to now being stronger, and appears to have a nice new hair cut. With all the talk about needing a cultured midfielder, which is true, it can be forgotten that the club has a player who may just turn out to be like the proverbial "new signing". A bit of confidence in front of goal and the club may, MAY, have a 10 goal a season scorer, which can't be sniffed at.
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