Fans’ View: From the quiet couch to the soccer pub
There is a place where everybody knows the SOB name… and, amazingly, they still want to see us.
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Fan’s View: It’s OK to step-over
Why is the step-over move so criticized by Philadelphia Union fans and observers? One fan poses the question and enters the creativity vs. efficiency debate.
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Fans’ View: Expectations vs. reality
Ever see the movie 500 Days of Summer? Seth Finck has, and that whole perception vs. reality thing got him thinking about some of Union manager John Hackworth’s decisions (complete with Allen Iverson “Practice” rant references).
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Fans’ View: Athletes can still make great role models
Sebastien Le Toux and Abby Wambach have been great role models for at least one young girl. (She apparently named her hermit crab Seba!)
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Fans’ View: Life, the Unionverse and everything
One Philadelphia fan’s 2012 followed the Union down the tubes. But much like his team, his own prospects are looking up. It wasn’t the metaphor he expected out of life.
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Fans View: Go for the win every time
One fan makes his case that teams should always go for the win, rather than the draw.
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Fans’ view: The soccer dad’s communication breakthrough
New Fans’ View writer John Ling explains how a shared love of soccer and Philadelphia Union helps him connect with his 12-year-old daughter.
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Fan’s View: A new hope?
One Philadelphia Union fan writes about the double-edged sword that is hope.
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Fans’ View: I don’t want a trophy for “Participation”
I don’t want to be an Everton, Fulham, or Stoke City. I hope 6th place and finishing above NYRB never feels like it warrants a trophy.
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Fans’ View: Superstition and the U
Tim Carr wants that winning feeling back for the Union and he’s willing to try just about anything to do his part.
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