"\u003Cp\u003EThe latest episode of Deliveroo\u0027s #Ask series dropped this week, and fans are declaring it the best yet!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELeeds United striker Patrick Bamford took time out to sit down and answer as many of your questions over 25 minutes, covering everything from the Millwall celebration, adding s\u0027housing to his repertoire, shout outs from Bon Jovi, THAT hug in training and what wearing the number 9 shirt means to him!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERead some of his answers below, or watch the full episode now:\u003C/p\u003E""\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\u0022background-color: #ffffff;\u0022\u003EHow are you doing in lockdown? How have you been keeping fit?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Yeah not too bad, trying to keep a routine as much as possible in terms of getting up and doing my training in the morning. Then it\u0027s just trying to find stuff to do in the afternoon, it\u0027s not been too bad but it\u0027s starting to drag on now.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022We get sent a programme every night by Benoit, so in the morning I try to get it done first thing, about 45 minutes gym, 45 minutes running, give or take. Sometimes it\u0027s hard, sometimes it\u0027s not too bad but I\u0027ve just been running down to the local cricket pitch and doing it there.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest player you\u0027ve played alongside?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Either Hazard, De Bruyne, Fabregas was unreal, in fact there was a few there (Chelsea), Mata and Oscar were ridiculous as well. Wilfred Zaha at Palace, and then obviously I was at MK Dons with Dele who has gone on to great things.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did your move to Leeds come about?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022It was actually quite strange. I thought I was staying at Middlesbrough. I knew that Forest had originally put a bid in as Aitor (Karanka) was there, who used to manage me, but Middlesbrough basically put a stupid figure on it, that was pretty much double what Leeds ended up paying. So that was when the first offer came in, but that didn\u0027t really change anything for me, as it was just two clubs talking.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Then I remember, I heard talk about Leeds being interested, which pricked my ears up. We were playing a friendly against Sunderland, and it got cancelled halfway through. I was supposed to start but Tony Pulis came over and said \u0027Let\u0027s go for a chat\u0027. He was like \u0027I\u0027m taking you out of the starting team and you know why, don\u0027t you?\u0027, I said no, he replied \u0027Leeds have put a bid in, we\u0027ve accepted it\u0027. I was like \u0027Really?\u0027\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022A lot of people have stories about Tony but I couldn\u0027t speak highly enough of him, because he was honest and said \u0027Look, they\u0027ve accepted a bid, I just want to thank you for your time and everything you\u0027ve given.\u0027 So that was pretty much it, once he said it was the club\u0027s decision, my head was only on Leeds.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/120/36533887020708/bamford_001.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Patrick Bamford\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does it feel like to walk out in front of 35,000 at Elland Road?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I was saying this to my girlfriend the other day, how much I miss just walking out and hearing the roar. I was watching a video of the fans singing before a game, and I was just thinking about that sound. Especially when it\u0027s a big game and you can tell the crowd is up for it, that kind of sends tingles down your spine. It helps, not that a player is never up for a game, but to give you that extra push, that extra nudge, I think that atmosphere and that feeling just... it\u0027s hard to explain unless you feel it.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest atmosphere you\u0027ve experienced then?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022100%. In terms of playing at home week in, week out, then yeah, Elland Road is the best atmosphere I\u0027ve ever experienced. The only time I\u0027ve ever felt something louder, and it normal because it was a bigger stadium, is when I played at Wembley. And that wasn\u0027t much louder considering there was nearly 90,000 people there, so fair play to Leeds fans.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavourite game for Leeds?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I think for me, maybe the Bolton game last season was quite a good one. I had come back for the first time from the knee injury, so to me that was quite special as I\u0027d been out for ages. In terms of this year, one of the comebacks has got to be up there, like Millwall.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavourite goal for Leeds?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022In terms of a striker\u0027s goal, actually one of my favourites even though it turned out to be a horrible game was at home to Wigan last season. The ball came fizzing in, it wasn\u0027t even for me, I brought it down with my left and smashed it in with my right, that\u0027s probably up there. And probably the Preston one from outside the box.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/120/74415914805888/bamford_002.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Patrick Bamford\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did it feel to score that third goal against Millwall?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Bill kind of put it on a plate for me, I just had to be in the right position, but it was a great feeling and as a striker you love those kind of chances, all I literally had to do was close my eyes and let it hit me. It\u0027s a special time for a striker when you score a goal, never mind when you score the winning goal. Everyone knew as soon as we got the first, when Pablo\u0027s went in, we felt it, and I\u0027m sure the crowd did, that we were going to win.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was the Millwall celebration all about?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022The fans are brilliant with me. In fact I\u0027d say 95% of fans around the world are brilliant. But there was one time on Twitter, so it probably wasn\u0027t even the fans who were going to the game, they started giving me a load of stick, saying \u0027What a waste\u0027, \u0027Shouldn\u0027t be playing for Leeds\u0027, \u0027Hope you...\u0027, I think some people even..., basically it was just horrible things.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022So I just thought, you know what, I\u0027m going to get on with my job, and do what I do. The celebration, some fans thought I was cupping my ears to them, but in general, to the fans in the stadium it wasn\u0027t anything to do with them. It was just more like, anyone can say what they want, I\u0027m just going to keep doing what I\u0027m doing, just keep talking, I can\u0027t hear you. That kind of thing.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf the season ended now, how would it feel to score the last goal in a promotion season?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Probably have an extra couple of beers haha. To be honest, if that\u0027s the way it happens, I think we\u0027ve done all we can this season to get up. I think rightly so, if it finished now we\u0027ve been definitely top 2, maybe the best team in the league all season, so I don\u0027t think anyone can complain about us going up.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I think if we went up now, one it would be just, and two, the fact that I scored the last goal, it\u0027s just quite a good thing isn\u0027t it? To tell my kids when I\u0027m older.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis season you\u0027ve added s\u0027housing the opposition to your game?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I knew when I came to Leeds, I came to be the main number 9. Last year, with injuries and Roofey playing well, it was like I didn\u0027t get a full season under my belt and get to where I wanted to be. So this year I was like, you know what, I need to bring something else. Hopefully I\u0027m scoring goals all the time, and hopefully I\u0027m playing well, but there needs to be something else that gives me an edge that helps the team out. Even if it\u0027s just ruffling the away fans.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022My mum hates it, she goes mad at me for it, but I say \u0027look it\u0027s on the pitch\u0027. When I\u0027m off it, I\u0027m just normal, but on the pitch, I need to do anything that can get an edge against the opposition. I\u0027ve actually started to enjoy it to be honest.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/121/26135708486393/bamford_003.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Patrick Bamford\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your favourite time s\u0027housing the opposition?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I\u0027ll tell you my least favourite first. It was the Aston Villa game, at the end of last year. I look back at that and I actually feel embarrassed. I don\u0027t mind the throwing Hourihane on the floor, because he had hold of Klichy, but when I went down, that was embarrassing. Because it was a year ago, I saw it pop up on Twitter, I wanted to message El Ghazi to say sorry but he doesn\u0027t follow me so I couldn\u0027t.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022My favourite bit of s\u0027housery is either where I scored against Luton away, just because the video is brilliant where you can see little kids giving me the v signs. Not that I think that\u0027s the right thing by the way. Or probably Reading away as well. I didn\u0027t even score, but we were just celebrating and for some reason Reading fans just seem to love a little chant at me, so I remember doing the talking sign to them, saying \u0027keep talking, because we\u0027re still winning\u0027.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did it feel to be hugged by Marcelo after scoring in training?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022As a manager, he\u0027s not the kind where you\u0027d go into his room, sit down and have a chat with, there\u0027s a very professional relationship, there\u0027s such a respect for him that you just wouldn\u0027t do that.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022So when he came running over for a hug, I was a bit like woah. Do I go to him? Do I just stay still? And it was when Coops shouted \u0027Pat run to him!\u0027, I ran to him. So yeah it was mad. If I scored that goal again in a game, then I think I\u0027d sprint straight up to him just for a laugh.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022I think that was the whole reason why the video went so mad, it went viral. If I\u0027d scored that goal, it\u0027d have probably been a bit popular with the Leeds fans, but the fact that Marcelo Bielsa ran across the pitch to hug someone after a training goal, it seemed to go everywhere around the world.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did it feel to get a shout from Bon Jovi recently?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022It was kind of mad. I remember I rang my mate as I know his mum and dad are massive fans as well. More than my friends my age being jealous or like wow, it was more like their parents who were like \u0027OMG what?\u0027 because they\u0027ve obviously grown up with him as well. But yeah it was nice to get a shout out, I\u0027d quite like to meet him to be honest.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/121/23706548463181/bamford_004.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Patrick Bamford\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow\u0027s Duke?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022He\u0027s crazy. I think he\u0027s loving the fact that I\u0027m here all the time at the minute. He\u0027ll bark at Michaela, but he\u0027ll never ever fight with her. He\u0027s always soft with her but when it comes to me, if I run outside, he\u0027s full on wrestling. I started running with him, thought in the lockdown I\u0027d be able to get him quite fit, first couple of times no problems, then after about three days that was it, he couldn\u0027t be bothered anymore, I would be running along, and just having to pull him along on the lead. He\u0027d just stop, pretending he needed the toilet, then just sit there not doing anything, he was a nightmare.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHave you seen the Parody Bamford account? And do you like it?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022Haha yeah I think it\u0027s brilliant to be honest. People actually thought it was me at training to start with, a couple of the physios were like \u0027Is it you?\u0027. It is very funny, it makes me laugh, it was actually Michaela who found it and showed me one time. I would love to know who is behind it.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow does it feel to wear the number 9 shirt for Leeds United?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022That\u0027s something I\u0027ve always wanted. I\u0027ve always wanted to be the main striker and wear the number 9. I remember when I was at Middlesbrough, we were going into a new season, I wanted the number 9 but we just signed Britt, and apparently in his contract he said he had to have the number 9 shirt. They gave it to him, though seeing as he was my mate I didn\u0027t really mind.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022But as soon as I came to Leeds, Victor said \u0027Don\u0027t worry, I\u0027ve got the number 9 shirt saved for you, it\u0027s yours, so for me that means a lot. To be able to tell people when I\u0027m older, look I was the number 9 for Leeds United, that\u0027s a big thing, so I want to keep that for as long as possible.\u0022\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/121/02758333005674/patrick_bamford_006.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Patrick Bamford\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/p\u003E"