So, as all of you who are Founding Members know, we’ve been extended an invitation for this Saturday.  It’s rather a nice gesture.  However, one minor complication is sending me into a soccer-related tizzy. For those unaware, the Union is holding a Founding Members-only open house event at PPL Park.  We will get an early introduction to what will surely become hallowed ground, as our inaugural season marches out of the Linc and into history.  Promises of…
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Photo by Tiberiu Ana So it’s Saturday afternoon- Game Day.  The Union are away, and you’re on the federal no-fly list (ONE GUY lights an underwear bomb and now a man can’t adjust himself mid-flight?)  You are faced with a dilemma:  where is the best place to watch an away game?  You’re certainly not gonna stay home, what with the haunting and all, but going out requires a major decision.  Philadelphia and its suburbs offer…
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Photos from Dark Horse Pub, where the boys of PUT cheered, drank, tweeted and…forumed?   All at once!  Inspired by Northeast Times photographer Kevin Cook, who was there to capture the joy. To see more photos by Kevin visit KevinCookPhoto.com  For our full game recap, see below.

Being severely allergic to crack, despair, and New York envy, the boys of PhillyUnionTalk.com are unable to travel to North Jersey this weekend.  What to do?  After considering the options (watching from our homes, watching from a pub, or re-enacting the game through squirrel puppetry), we’ve decided the best course of action.  We’ll be cheering the Union on to victory at our personal favorite spot, the Dark Horse Pub.  Dark Horse has been there for…
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When I go to the Dark Horse on a random Saturday in November at 7:30am, I am always shocked at the amount of Premier League fans there are in Philadelphia.  It’s like a little cult.  All these people roll out of bed and pack the bar to start their weekends off with a Premier League fixture.  I am one of those fools.  You can find me on one of the wobbly stools drinking a Rolling…
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After a lengthy selection process- one involving fierce debate, recounts, and at least one hanging chad, PhillyUnionTalk has determined the winner of this year’s Win a Gift Card to Dark Horse Pub competition.  We would sincerely like to thank EVERYONE who commented.  Your comments were great, and more contests will surely come. So, then, on to the winner!  The nomination committee had narrowed it down to 3 top commenters, then further narrowed it down to…
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Photo by SomeRandomNerd Are you a soccer fan?  No, I mean really- ARE YOU A SOCCER FAN?  More importantly, do you like beer?  Seriously.  DO YOU LIKE BEER? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, you may already be eligible to win a $25 GIFT CARD  to DARK HORSE PUB at 2nd & South in our beloved city. How to enter- leave a comment on this post describing exactly why you love…
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