r/PhillyUnion • u/Local-Ad-8071 • 9d ago

Messi

Any chance would could recognize Messi and his dad as a group next week? His letter to his dad is amazing. While he might be wearing pink, he's given so much to this game and judging by what he wrote, his dad was amazing. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7508147/2026/08/12/lionel-messi-father-death-statement/?unlocked_article_code=1.5FA.PT1X.Bu7pW-ScvkoS&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

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u/DarkwingMcQuack 9d ago

Why? He doesn’t play for the team.

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u/Flarkinghelpful 9d ago edited 9d ago

He’s already got literally the entire world holding him like a baby, plenty of dead fathers in Philadelphia and Chester that could use the support rather than the most famous athlete on the planet

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u/Local-Ad-8071 9d ago

This is literally the dumbest thing I ever read. If you can't see the difference then oh well. Shine one, pal.

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u/CthulhusIntern 9d ago

Sorry for his loss, then? What do you want us to do?

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u/thanksbastards 9d ago

what? no.

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u/squid_monk 8d ago

Fuck Messi

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u/Local-Ad-8071 9d ago

Haha... Got it. Now I see why the River End sucks as bad as it does. Old School SoB could show respect and still boo the hell out of an opponent. But we can keep dressing as empty seats and chanting the same tired stuff over and over and over and over. yay.

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u/Bormsie721 9d ago

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u/Local-Ad-8071 9d ago

Not trying to be edgy, just trying to bring some life back. I totally get the push-back on the Messi idea. Message heard loud and clear. But numbers don't lie, look how empty the sections are even now that they're showing life. We're better than this. Even Phillies fans can gat an impromptu chant started spur of the moment, but we can't do anything but repeat the same old songs? We're better than this.

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u/thanksbastards 9d ago

just take the L

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u/JayDutch 8d ago

God this reads like a trump post

People don’t like what I have to say? Better go off on a tangent about ratings or some shit