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The “Spirit” of Philadelphia
By Russ Joy
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We’ve heard it before. “Eagles fans are the worst. They’re the scourge of the armpit of the NFL. They’re insufferable. Why should anyone root for the Eagles when they have fans like THAT?”
Perhaps the fine folks at Spirit Airlines who requested that the passengers on a Friday night flight TO Philadelphia “tone it down a little bit” will be asking themselves the same question. Though, I imagine, they’ll never forget this:
@Eagles our flight from LA to Philly. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/R6Goxrb3bK
— zSyk. (@Zzsyk_) February 3, 2018
Again, this Midnight-Green-clad group wasn’t on the way to Super Bowl LII. They were heading home to the City of Brotherly Love. You want more angles? We’ve got more angles!
https://twitter.com/UrbanSchoolsPR/status/959942517167976448
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Not only did Eagles fans establish home-flight advantage in SoCal, they apparently set up residence in North Carolina as well:
This is what the passengers on my flight to Philly look like. And they're already chanting. I need more Advil. pic.twitter.com/pRBwi9DMCo
— Zack Luttrell (@RoaringRiotZ) February 3, 2018
Not everyone was thrilled.
https://twitter.com/boujeebri/status/959805148628471809
Guy shows up in an Eagles Vick jersey. Other Eagles fans at the gate cheer and go take a pic with him. I have no idea what's happening
— Zack Luttrell (@RoaringRiotZ) February 3, 2018
You don’t, but we do. FLII Eagles FLII
Russ Joy hosts The Russ Joy Show, Snow The Goalie: A Flyers Podcast, and It's Just Wrestling Podcast. He's blogged about Philly sports on Crossing Broad since before the Eagles won a Super Bowl. A graduate of West Chester University of PA and California University of PA, Russ is also a husband and father of four. Follow him on Twitter: @JoyOnBroad