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Former Leeds United striker, Michael ‘Sicknote’ Bridges will not be appearing in the blue shirt of Carlisle United on Saturday, when the Cumbrians take on Leeds United at Brunton Park, …because he’s injured.

Bridges, who has just celebrated his thirtieth birthday in August, managed just 82 games (including subs) for Leeds United in an injury-blighted five years at Elland Road.

Bridges left Leeds at the end of a contract which coincided with our relegation from the Premier League. Though Bridges wasn’t there to witness the relegation as the North Shields-born striker asked permission to join Newcastle United on loan in an attempt to get a permanent deal for the next season – a sort of, “so long and thanks for all the medical bills” departure.

Ironically, not only did the Newcastle-supporting Bridges fail at the Barcodes but he signed for Bolton who then loaned him to Newcastle’s bitter rivals Sunderland for the following season! The irony continued as Sunderland, (the club from which Leeds had originally signed Bridges), were then a Championship side and Bridges’ first game for the Black Cats was at Elland Road against relegated-Leeds! Bridges was an 81st minute substitute in a 1-0 win over Leeds.

The last time Bridges played against Leeds United was in Hull’s 2-1 Championship home defeat to Leeds in January 2007, when again he was a substitute.

Now Bridges is on loan to Carlisle United from Premier League Hull City and has suffered a hamstring injury in a Carlisle United reserve match recently. So the travelling Leeds fans will not see the player whose career they saved by paying for four years of the finest medical treatment available in the world. Let’s hope he remembers to give them a wave at least.

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Twenty-eight-year-old Danish goalie Casper Ankergren will miss his second game in a row with a persistent ankle injury.

Casper injured his ankle in training last week and will miss the Leeds United v Carlisle United on Saturday.

“Casper has had an X-ray which has shown no real damage,” said manager Gary McAllister to the BBC.

“It may be that he goes for another scan, but we’ll let it settle down this week and see how things are.”

David Lucas will cover for Casper again. 

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