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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Photo by jasonb42882 April 10th, 2010 will be a day of epic proportions.  For the first time, the Philadelphia Union will kick off at home, in the very city whose love impregnated the MLS with its mighty seed. Now that our club is born (and smacked and swaddled in Seattle), it’s time to light the cigars and bring the Union home with some good old-fashioned FANFARE.  To that end, preceding the opener will be two…
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This poster would like to personally thank both Pete Nowak AND my colleague Bret Bregman for stepping up to defend the Union’s style of play.  This issue needs to be settled.  Criticisms of our team’s rough and tumble, physical game last week are the direct result of an unfortunate syndrome- the wussification of American culture. Make no mistake- between yoga, man-scaping, and regular bouts of tree hugging, I’m no Clint Eastwood.  But the impetus to…
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