THE UNLIKELY LADS
JORGE CADETE PARTICK THISTLE, 2004
CREDENTIALS After dumping Celtic out of Europe with Bobby Robson’s Sporting in 1993-94, Cadete made amends three seasons later when he bagged 25 league goals for the Bhoys alongside Paolo Di Canio and Pierre van Hooijdonk. The volatile amigos had fled the coop come the following summer, though: Cadete forced a switch to Celta Vigo after going AWOL, before heading back to Portugal with Benfica in January 1999. And that’s where it all went wrong: a year later, he was reunited with Dean Saunders (!) by joining Bradford (!!) on loan, then failed to net in seven games. Jorge’s career path then read: Estrela Amadora (relegated), the Big Brother house, Partick Thistle. Gabrielle was right: dreams can come true.