Articles written by: Chris Gibbons

Chris Gibbons is the captain of noted PSP feeder club West Philly FC, and the co-host of the All3Points podcast (@all3points). He writes columns and match analyses in addition to his editing duties, and his pieces are often full of Douglas Adams quotes or the kind of music that shows his nearly middle age.

Commentary / Union

The direction is to rise

PSP’s season preview continues, with Chris Gibbons exploring what the Union can learn from last season.

Commentary

Grief, loss, and the Philadelphia Union

There are five stages of grief and Union fans find themselves going through them this week

Commentary

The Union should be hosting MLS Cup

It’s time to fix the metrics by which a team hosts MLS Cup, writes Chris Gibbons.

Analysis

Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 3-1 New York City FC

The Union know thyself – and they showed it in a season-defining win on Sunday in Chester.

Commentary

Living in a simulation

We’re living in a simulated universe and the Philadelphia Union are proof.

Union match reports

Match report: Philadelphia Union 4-0 Toronto FC

Decision Day 2022 saw the Philadelphia Union host and destroy an already-eliminated and partial-strength Toronto FC.

Commentary

Yard sales, Supporter’s Shields, and the Endowment Effect

How a yard sale and the Supporter’s Shield were, for a brief moment, the same thing.

Analysis / Union

Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 5-1 Orlando City SC

The ugly, the bad, and the good – in that order.

Match Report

Match report: Philadelphia Union 5-1 Orlando City SC

The Philadelphia Union played host to recent US Open Cup winners Orlando City SC.

Analysis

Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 6-0 Colorado Rapids

The guile, the game, and the glory – a brief summary of the Union’s pummeling of Colorado Rapids.