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Old 09 Nov 2009, 04:07 PM   #1
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"The Original Winger recently talked with Bryan James, the President of “Sons of Ben“, the supporter’s group for the Philadelphia Union, entering MLS next year. Bryan shares his own story, and the curious tale of starting a supporter’s group without a team, and the journey to becoming the newest MLS club."

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Old 09 Nov 2009, 04:24 PM   #2
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Wow, that's the last ~3 years in a (big) nutshell, really well done.

And Pizzo has an amazing tongue.
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 04:38 PM   #3
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Nice Article, very humble...
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 04:50 PM   #4
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Nice. Very, very nice. I'm all teary again, but at least this time it's a happy teary.
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 05:04 PM   #5
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That should be required reading for all us newer SoB's...
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That should be required reading for all us newer SoB's...
..and there will be an exam that you need to pass to have full membership, if you dont your on double secret probation.
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 05:29 PM   #7
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..and there will be an exam that you need to pass to have full membership, if you dont your on double secret probation.
Your butchering of the proper use of "you're" totally invalidates this threat
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 05:39 PM   #8
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Very Nice... Man it has been awhile...
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Old 09 Nov 2009, 07:31 PM   #9
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love TOW glad you got that posted there!
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A nice, sweet trip down memory lane. Props!
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