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Editor’s note:  Today, the staff here at PUT woke from a 3 month whiskey and BIMBO brand mini Kaiser roll-induced haze to the realization that face-of-the-franchise, leading scorer and all around exception to French stereotypes Sebastien Le Toux was gone.  His side of the closet was empty, his neon boots no longer by the door.  On the bedside table was a simple note, hand written and smelling lightly of Canali Men.  We present it to you,…
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What can be said about Saturday’s result?  The Union was the better team on the whole, but the singular frustration of non-finishes continues to be a thorn the size of a small Buick in our collective side.  How can a team be capable of 4 goals with their backs against the wall, but incapable of even one against a team that isn’t that much more dangerous? Psychology is how.  The Sebastien Le Toux we came…
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Time to knock certain wannabe monarchists off their golden pedestal- Javi and Paul’s predictions for this week’s match.

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Was Carlos Ruiz’s goal that good, or that fortuitous? You be the judge.

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A reader with officiating experience defends Mark Geiger’s controversial calls, in response to Union fans’ outrage. Devil, meet your advocate.

The Park

A certain blogger takes his lumps for a certain post in which certain people were offended by certain animal husbandry-related terms. After this it’s back to the soccer, we promise.

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Philly Union Talk weighs in on the controversy surrounding the River End’s most notorious naughty chant. Something tells me the comments section is gonna get ugly.

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Our mid-week excursion to the West as part of the ongoing crusade to bring the Roots frontman to the River End.

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Joining the chorus of fans on Twitter to extend a very special invitation to a very special Philadelphian.

Heavy Downpour

A note of praise to everyone who came home from PPL and had to wring stuff out.