By Graham Thomas 
Gareth Bale was always destined for greatness says the former teammate who shared cups of tea with him on Wales duty when others went out on the town.
The Wales skipper will earn his 100th cap on Saturday night when Wales host Belarus at the Cardiff City Stadium in their penultimate World Cup qualifier.
It will be a landmark occasion for Bale very few others have reached, but former teammate Sam Ricketts believes the clues were there when the Real Madrid star was a fresh-faced youngster.