Mucker1884

Haha - that was me. Loved the idea of wearing sombreros and was expecting everyone to have one! Glad I did - it’s now my favourite Rams hat, replacing the Davey Crockett beauty of the Eighties. ? 

Am I right in thinking this didn't go viral then?  ?
Saw a good dozen or so... maybe 20 at most... being worn outside the club shop area pre match.
Gave my two spares to two young lads sat eating do-nuts in the sun.  One buried the younger lad, so dad took charge of that one.
From my seat, I think I could only see maybe 6 during the game.  ?
Disappointed that not one of the '72 legends took the ideal opportunity to relive their celebrations by donning one. ?

Kept mine on throughout (with the kind acceptance of the chap behind).
I suspect wearing mine led to all-too-brief intro and hand-shake with the inquisitive @Inverurie Ram,  who guessed my identity, and came over to introduce himself.  No time for a chat sadly, as the players were just coming out for the second half.
Still good to put a face, and a handshake, to a username though, despite his own headgear being more from the North of The Americas!  ?
 
#Viral schmiral!  ?

Am I right in thinking this didn't go viral then?  ?
Saw a good dozen or so... maybe 20 at most... being worn outside the club shop area pre match.
Gave my two spares to two young lads sat eating do-nuts in the sun.  One buried the younger lad, so dad took charge of that one.
From my seat, I think I could only see maybe 6 during the game.  ?
Disappointed that not one of the '72 legends took the ideal opportunity to relive their celebrations by donning one. ?

Kept mine on throughout (with the kind acceptance of the chap behind).
I suspect wearing mine led to all-too-brief intro and hand-shake with the inquisitive @Inverurie Ram,  who guessed my identity, and came over to introduce himself.  No time for a chat sadly, as the players were just coming out for the second half.
Still good to put a face, and a handshake, to a username though, despite his own headgear being more from the North of The Americas!  ?
 
#Viral schmiral!  ?

Your dad built you a bedroom wall?  What a guy!  

Live from Gibsons office

7th again ?

Didn't see any....

Idea seems to have gone a bit hat….………………I mean flat ???

There were three in West Stand Upper (us) three directly below us in W Lower, a few directly opposite us in East Stand.
 

I think we saw 2 other sombreros all afternoon ?

Never saw any in the east stand massive.

Anyone else feeling very much in the minority?

On paper, this is a nothing game, at the end of a less-than-nothing season.
Why then, am I mega excited about the game ahead?  I really shouldn't be!
Why then, am I actually nervous, as if the outcome of the game matters at all.  It really doesn't!
Why does this feel like a massive game.  It really isn't!
Why do I still feel like this after 47 years in the job?
Why do I not grow up, and start acting like an adult.
 
Derby bloody County, eh?  ?

Most people will be logging on to see the team news in a minute.

I'm tempted to say I wouldn't bother, if we had to ground share.  Particularly at somewhere like Stoke, Leicester, Coventry etc.
At a push, I'd accept Burton or Chesterfield, with the latter being my preference due to the obvious County links.
At a bigger push, I'd probably traipse to Notts County, if I had to!
 
Truth is, faced with such a reality, could I actually turn my back on them?  I'm not sure I'm strong enough to do that!
I guess we just have to wait and see.  

On paper, this is a nothing game, at the end of a less-than-nothing season.
Why then, am I mega excited about the game ahead?  I really shouldn't be!
Why then, am I actually nervous, as if the outcome of the game matters at all.  It really doesn't!
Why does this feel like a massive game.  It really isn't!
Why do I still feel like this after 47 years in the job?
Why do I not grow up, and start acting like an adult.
 
Derby bloody County, eh?  ?

On paper, this is a nothing game, at the end of a less-than-nothing season.
Why then, am I mega excited about the game ahead?  I really shouldn't be!
Why then, am I actually nervous, as if the outcome of the game matters at all.  It really doesn't!
Why does this feel like a massive game.  It really isn't!
Why do I still feel like this after 47 years in the job?
Why do I not grow up, and start acting like an adult.
 
Derby bloody County, eh?  ?

That's right... 12:30 Kick Off.
Having started my matchday thread career with a 1-0 defeat in the reverse of this fixture a couple of months ago, it'll be great to end the season with a two game winning streak, so do me proud, you big beautiful Rams, as you did so majestically at Blackpool! ?
Big day all round, for this one...
A not-so-fond-farewell to the Championship... close on 30k in the stadium... Quite possibly jumping around, despite going down... and sombreros galore, as we rightfully pay homage to the Div. 1 Champions of 1971/72... now 5 decades on, but never to be forgotten.  
Those particular heroes will of course be parading on the pitch, and we owe it to them, and the club, to arrive extra early.  This is not a time for apathy.  These Guys ARE Derby County History!  Let's be there for them, as they were for us!
Make it loud.  Make it proud.  Make it memorable... and then repeat for our present day heroes.  Two celebrations in one?  What a club! ?
May The Championship weep in our absence!  
 
Oh yeah... something, something football too... something team selection, something tic-tacs, something, something whatever, etc, etc.
 
??

I'm tempted to say I wouldn't bother, if we had to ground share.  Particularly at somewhere like Stoke, Leicester, Coventry etc.
At a push, I'd accept Burton or Chesterfield, with the latter being my preference due to the obvious County links.
At a bigger push, I'd probably traipse to Notts County, if I had to!
 
Truth is, faced with such a reality, could I actually turn my back on them?  I'm not sure I'm strong enough to do that!
I guess we just have to wait and see.  

I am bumping this thread for two reasons...
1/  Because it's my thread.
2/  Because I can!
?
 
I shall be arriving on my bike, at the racks in front of the club shop, c. 11:30*
There will be 3 very sophisticated black sombreros on the back**... I shall only need one for myself, so I'll be looking to pass two on to passers-by, or leaving them for someone to help themselves, so come and grab one if you so desire.
 
 
*I'm used to arriving 10mins to kick off, and taking my seat as the ref blows to start, so arriving so early seems weird, but of course, the occasion and the pre-start appearance of real, true-life living legends dictates an early arrival is the order of the day. 
 
**There are no chin straps, so wearing it on my bike... at the excessive speeds that I travel at (usually about 6mph!  ?) ... would just be silly, dangerous, and quite possibly embarrassing!  ?
 

I did consider the same... but lacked the vim to bother!  ?
?

I am bumping this thread for two reasons...
1/  Because it's my thread.
2/  Because I can!
?
 
I shall be arriving on my bike, at the racks in front of the club shop, c. 11:30*
There will be 3 very sophisticated black sombreros on the back**... I shall only need one for myself, so I'll be looking to pass two on to passers-by, or leaving them for someone to help themselves, so come and grab one if you so desire.
 
 
*I'm used to arriving 10mins to kick off, and taking my seat as the ref blows to start, so arriving so early seems weird, but of course, the occasion and the pre-start appearance of real, true-life living legends dictates an early arrival is the order of the day. 
 
**There are no chin straps, so wearing it on my bike... at the excessive speeds that I travel at (usually about 6mph!  ?) ... would just be silly, dangerous, and quite possibly embarrassing!  ?
 

Ours are also the black ones with no chin straps. But I have made chin straps using shoe laces ?

On paper, this is a nothing game, at the end of a less-than-nothing season.
Why then, am I mega excited about the game ahead?  I really shouldn't be!
Why then, am I actually nervous, as if the outcome of the game matters at all.  It really doesn't!
Why does this feel like a massive game.  It really isn't!
Why do I still feel like this after 47 years in the job?
Why do I not grow up, and start acting like an adult.
 
Derby bloody County, eh?  ?