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A look at the last week in tweets through the Union players and our readers. Want to see your tweets here? Hit us up at @PhillySoccerPg and say something worthwhile.
Dempsey News
Big for the league but 41 million over 4 years and guys still on minimum ….
— Amobi Okugo (@amobisays) August 3, 2013
Great to see our USMNT captain back in the league even if its for Seattle lol
— Amobi Okugo (@amobisays) August 3, 2013
At my count there are currently 29 DP’s in MLS. Dempsey makes just the 3rd American DP. Hope that number continues to rise.
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 5, 2013
11 year old American signs with Madrid, Seattle outbids Europe for Dempsey, Crew sold for more than the Boston Globe? #TrainingWheelsAreOff
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 3, 2013
@DannyOfPhilly If Dempsey’s yearly salary is $6.86m, it’s 2.13 times greater than the @PhilaUnion‘s $3,223,762 guaranteed comp team total
— Philly Soccer Page (@phillysoccerpg) August 5, 2013
Aaron, let’s agree to disagree
If you’re not attending #JohnMayer at #Camden I highly question your #commonsense #NEON #sohype
— Aaron Wheeler (@AaWheelz12) August 3, 2013
Game Day vs Fire
Home to @ChicagoFire tonight! 3 Points #LetsGetIt
— Chris Konopka (@ChrisKonopka414) August 3, 2013
Game day #Doop #Union #BoysInBlue http://t.co/tCZBHjZIOn
— ray gaddis (@raygaddis) August 3, 2013
@PhilaUnion @SonsofBen #3points u ready b? Lets go get em.
— Chris Albright (@ChrisAlbright03) August 3, 2013
Good luck to my @PhilaUnion fam tonight against Chicago. #3points #doop
— Zachary Pfeffer (@ZachPfeffer_27) August 3, 2013
Congrats to @Dannycruz5 playing in his 100th @MLS match tonight. #ohDannyboy
— Kerith Gabriel (@sprtswtr) August 3, 2013
Though, maybe not…
Good luck? Think so. #DOOP pic.twitter.com/OnAfzqphi5
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) August 3, 2013
Chicago…
@phillysoccerpg every time I see danny cruz in the starting 11, a small part of me dies
— Mark C (@BubkaPenis1) August 3, 2013
@phillysoccerpg what a surprising lineup! Almost makes me miss Nowak starting a homegrown player every now and then.
— Shayne Lorch (@shaynelo) August 3, 2013
@phillysoccerpg Kleberson looked fine midweek when the f**k is he going to get real minutes. I am losing interest in this team @PhilaUnion
— Alex Swift (@Alexswift59) August 3, 2013
@phillysoccerpg what a terrible decision by Le Toux. He hasn’t impressed me the past few games.
— Brandon Johnson (@BrandonJawnson) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg free Roger!
— papapapaul (@papapapaul) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg any reason fernandes is playing right now? He brings nothing to this team. Farfan was having a good game.
— Brandon Johnson (@BrandonJawnson) August 4, 2013
Williams is having an AWFUL game minus his super lucky, had no idea how it went in goal…@phillysoccerpg @PhilaUnion @PhillyUnionTalk
— JP Illenye (@JerzeyJ0e) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg Hackworth needs to stop playing Fernandes when we have Kleberson ready.
— Chris Lehmann (@chrislehmann) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg It’s laughable how pundits think his wasted ISMNT call-up helped him. Ruined his season.
— John Davis (@jjdavis1213) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg What did Marfan even do? He shouldn’t have been starting in the first place.
— Brandon Barney (@onehandedtyr) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg You have to question giving Fernandes any minutes at all…
— James (@AjaxOfWu) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg frustrated every time he goes in, don’t understand why Fernanades plays at all with the strong bench we have
— Colin Bartley (@bartles1212) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg what about Carrol being unable to do anything, and Gaddis getting absolutely worked in the first half?
— Conor Doyle (@CONOR_____) August 4, 2013
@phillysoccerpg Okugo with a rough game. Out of position on both goals, missed a gift and nearly gave away third if not for Zac’s 1hand save
— Scott Pugh (@SPugger77) August 4, 2013
Post Chicago…
Just want to thank you all for the amazing support 100 games is something ill always be proud of…rough night but we will rebound
— Danny Cruz (@Dannycruz5) August 4, 2013
Great showing by the union faithful tonight in such an important game unfortunately we didn’t return the favor #doop
— Amobi Okugo (@amobisays) August 4, 2013
Sundays after a loss are the worst days…ruins my day off..back at it tomorrow
— Danny Cruz (@Dannycruz5) August 4, 2013
Bummer of a result last night but bumping into the official @chriskonopka414 fan club was a boost… http://t.co/d0OFkHnvuG
— Michael Lahoud (@MikeLahoud) August 4, 2013
Forgot to say this…I got chills at one point during the game on Saturday during the 3 corner kicks in a row…fans were incredible #DOOP
— Danny Cruz (@Dannycruz5) August 5, 2013
Jack turned 21, Danny bought dinner
Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!
— Jack McInerney (@JackMcInerney9) August 5, 2013
Just bought @JackMcInerney9 his 21st birthday dinner…it was not my choice #ihatecreditcardroulette @ZacMacMath @amobisays @KatieBaker8
— Danny Cruz (@Dannycruz5) August 6, 2013
Hmm…
#sharkweek in toms river = #awesomeness
— Chris Konopka (@ChrisKonopka414) August 6, 2013
Hump Day…
@raygaddis HUMP DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
— Sheanon Williams (@sheanonwilliams) August 7, 2013
My favorite commercial #HumpDay http://t.co/cZLZvKwjrr
— ray gaddis (@raygaddis) August 7, 2013
Other sports with Jim Curtin
A-Rod saying he can’t wait to join his Yankee teammates Monday is like me saying I can’t wait to join Manchester United Monday. #delusional
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 3, 2013
However many times A-Rod bats tonight is how many times he will strike out. #MentalMidget
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 5, 2013
A-Rod’s comment “I am fighting for my life.”, is disrespectful to people who ARE fighting for their life”. #A-Roid
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 6, 2013
When you have 2 Quarterbacks, you have no Quarterback…. #Birds
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 7, 2013
I’d put it at 85% that Brady takes his opening possession and puts up 6. #secondaryhelp
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 9, 2013
Guilty
Can you think of a shitier product that every human has owned than the George Foreman Grill? #grease #PlugInGrill? #IronSteak
— Jim Curtin (@JimmyCurtin) August 7, 2013
Bundesliga
Awesome to have the Bundesliga start back up! For all you back in the states who aren’t that in to the Bundesliga… you better start now!
— Zachary Pfeffer (@ZachPfeffer_27) August 9, 2013
This convo
@phillysoccerpg guys, guys … You gotta know it doesn’t work that way right?
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@phillysoccerpg dps need to make more like 500k at minimum. Point is team has to pick up chunk of salary. See guys like adu and feilhaber
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@earl_of_reed @phillysoccerpg all dps make way more than $370k unless there are other fees. What’s opaque.
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@phillysoccerpg but the problem is your numbers. You’re not a dp at 368k. That’s well established.
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@earl_of_reed @phillysoccerpg that wouldn’t happen either
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@earl_of_reed @phillysoccerpg I’m sure Philly will get similar treatment when they actually start spending money.
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@phillysoccerpg incorrect.
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
@JeremiahOshan Diego Valeri, $400k = DP. No transfer fee to alter cap hit. While most DPs are closer to 500k, that’s practice, not rule.
— Philly Soccer Page (@phillysoccerpg) August 6, 2013
@JeremiahOshan @phillysoccerpg Just like it helped Portland and Toronto in the Diskerud and Mellberg scenarios, respectively.
— Earl Reed (@earl_of_reed) August 6, 2013
@earl_of_reed @phillysoccerpg totally the same you’re right
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) August 6, 2013
Okugo nailed it in that first tweet
woohoo I got two tweets in there