It happened after Leeds fell to Premier League relegation after the striker missed a penalty in a match with Newcastle United.
“Leeds was in a pretty dire situation; it seemed like we were going to collapse, which is exactly what happened in the end,” he remarked.
I used Twitter constantly up until the middle of March. My family and even my little kid were in danger due to the severity of the assault.
“There are two cars [blocking it] as I turn up the drive to get in. I can’t even cross the gate.”
“I went to lower my window.” They rolled up their windows and glared at me as I did. After my dad unlocked the gate, they departed by car.
“I believe that was the result of the previous several weeks coming together. I received a lot of criticism for that. It was crazy the way they put it.
“I have to deal with the fact that Michaela doesn’t feel safe in her own home after having conversations about how I’m feeling with David [Bamford’s sports psychologist].”
“I rang him literally straight after that happened. He was like ‘how do you feel?’
“I said ‘I’m not upset about the abuse, I’m angry that someone’s come up to the house’. The club ended up putting security on the house for the night.”
Patrick Bamford’s Elland Road revival
It goes without saying that no football player deserves to be harassed by “supporters” to this extent, even if they play for your own team.
Last season, Bamford and almost every other Leeds player experienced difficult times that ultimately led to the club’s relegation.
The 30-year-old struggled all season long and didn’t start to perform well until last month.
Bamford has helped Leeds, who are vying for promotion, score four goals and provide an assist in eight games this year, coming almost entirely out of nowhere.
