Back to the matter at hand, I think its interesting,before when merlino got of the joint the feds said he was trying to put together his own Florida crew, but Philly's associates is never mentioned in the investigation

"McGurn likes you, so I make you. So you are now one of us, if you fuck up, we take it out on McGurn. He is your sponsor. Fuck up, it's his ass. You work in his crew, he is your capo."