
Everyone loves a mid-morning quiz question to make the wait for lunch go that little bit quicker.
So when former Leeds striker Michael Bridges saw this teaser pop up on his Twitter timeline, he thought he’d have a go.
⚽️DAYTIMES TEASER⚽️
Who scored the most league goals for #lufc in the 1999/2000 season? pic.twitter.com/b8tbh4d8pD
— Radio Yorkshire (@Radio_Yorkshire) August 30, 2017
Of course Bridges, who joined Leeds from Sunderland at the start of the 1999/2000 season, may just have had a little inside knowledge.
Me ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
— Michael Bridges (@MickyBridges8) August 30, 2017
For the record – he’s right. Bridges bagged 19 Premier League goals that season.
Just knowing the answer to a quiz question is satisfying. Actually being the answer must be so much better.
#OnThisDay in 1999, Michael Bridges was the @LUFC hero in a 5-goal #BPL thriller http://t.co/lOZVFjI4xr pic.twitter.com/xEmISOxeqo
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 25, 2015
Bridges’s time at Leeds was subsequently hampered by serious injury, but he clearly still has a soft spot for the Elland Road club.

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