Articles written by: Dan Walsh

Novelist in progress. Former newspaper & magazine reporter. Occasional freelancer. Started PSP in 2009 with some awesome guys. Moved to Italy in 2014, then the UK in 2019. See more at http://www.danielwalsh.net. Follow on Twitter @danwalsh_writes.

MLS

PSP’s mock MLS expansion draft

This will be the most accurate mock MLS expansion draft that you’ve ever read. Or it won’t. But PSP’s Dan Walsh likes this stuff a bit too much, so go read it and revel in its brilliance or wrongness. You’ll love the final pick.

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A View from Afar / Commentary

An interesting Monday for the Union

Roster madness and the Union: Okugo gone to another MLS club, but Fabinho stays? Shocking moves by the Union raise all sorts of questions. UPDATE: This column has been updated with new information on the specifics of what the Union offered Okugo and got for him.

Opinion / Season Reviews

Season Review: Winners and losers in 2014

PSP kicks off its revamped annual season review series on the Philadelphia Union by looking at the winners and losers this year for the club.

A View from Afar

What the latest Valdes transfer rumors reveal

Dan Walsh looks at the latest transfer rumors around Carlos Valdes and considers what they say about the Union roster under new manager Jim Curtin.

A View from Afar

Five thoughts: Union and MLS

New Union investment? Allocation money changes the expansion draft? Can the Union still get Dan Kennedy? (Please, please, please?) PSP’s Dan Walsh dives in with five thoughts on the Union and MLS.

Commentary / Featured

Jay Sugarman finally steps up

Philadelphia Union principal owner Jay Sugarman. In a news conference. About the Union. Wait, what? Yeah. Really. PSP reacts with hearts aflutter.

Analysis / Offseason Issues

Offseason Issues: The various drafts

This offseason features a host of drafts, notably an expansion draft in which the Union could lose players and the Chivas USA dispersal draft in which the Union could gain some. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks it all down.

Featured

Assessing the Curtin hire

Great move? Or unambitious and cheap? PSP’s Dan Walsh assesses Philadelphia Union’s decision to hire Jim Curtin as manager.

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Offseason Issues

Offseason issues: The manager

PSP’s series on Philadelphia Union’s offseason issues kicks off with a look at what the Union can and should do about the Union’s manager position. PSP’s Dan Walsh examines the issue and argues for a managerial hire you may not expect.

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A View from Afar

It’s over. Now what? (2014 edition)

The last two years, it was much easier to look ahead to the offseason because the Union’s needs were crystal clear. This year, question marks abound. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.