Derby County, in their latest Tweet, took their time to send a touching message to their former player Craig Bryson on his birthday.
Bryson spent eight years at Pride Park, scoring 42 goals and recording 39 assists in all competitions. In those eight years, he made just short of 300 appearances for the club and cemented himself as a fan favourite after arriving in 2011.
He was particularly instrumental in Derby’s 2013/14 campaign when they reached the play-off final under Steve McLaren. The midfielder scored 16 goals and recorded 14 assists in the division and earned a spot in the Championship team of the year.
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However, he is perhaps best known and loved for his hat-trick against Derby’s most bitter rivals Nottingham Forest in their 5-0 thumping of the Reds at Pride Park in that same season back in 2014.
The Scotsman left the club at the end of last season to join Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League but he club and its supporters have shown that they haven’t forgotten about his legacy with on his 33rd birthday.
This is how the club paid tribute to their former player.
Derby fans followed suit, with many citing that famous hat-trick against the Reds.
Even Bryson himself commented on the post, showing that his love for the club hasn’t faded.