Here is a short (yet somehow never-ending) video about my hometown Sons of Ben and the ethos and meaning behind their "No one likes us, We don't care" chant. The documentary fails to mention that the song/chant/whatever actually comes from Millwall in England. And they couldn't be more different.
Millwall is this hard-nosed club from what I understand is a hellhole neighborhood in London. They developed the most notorious hoodlum fans in England. Many of the most infamous hooligan-related riots and the like prominently involved Millwall in some fashion.
I mean, Philly has its tough, rough-around-the-edges areas. And anyone who has ever been to an Eagles or Phillies (when they were good) or Flyers game will tell you that, yes, our city is filled with lunatics who will gladly wear one of your knocked out teeth as a form of primal jewelry.
But I guarantee that almost anyone in Philly with some job that requires them to torch the edifice at construction sites built by non-union hands gives a crap about our soccer team. And certainly no Millwall supporter rocks the MGMT tribute band facial hair/nosering that the esteemed Sons of Ben capo does here.
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