Threads like this are so annoying.

Merlino was not as powerful as Scarfo, because the Philly mob is a shell of what it was when he started his ascent to boss.

He was a young guy, controlling and using older wiseguys and playing them like fiddles, and doing whatever the fuck he wanted.

Comparing an NY boss or family to a Philly boss or family is silly in the first place.

In the scope of the philly mob, to say Merlino was not powerful is a stupid fucking statement.

He had Ligambi fronting for him and nobody even knew it until the skins info came out.

Sure, he isn't as powerful as an NY mob boss, but that is a different thread an an idiotic comparison.