Articles written by: Jim O'Leary

Jim started writing for PSP around the same time the Union announced they were looking to hire a Chief Tattoo Officer. Those two facts probably aren't related, but what if they were? He's on twitter @thejimoleary, but be warned it's only about 60% soccer.

Daily news roundups

News Roundup: McKenzie gets more attention, Yedlin to Miami?, and Luis Suárez is leaving Barcelona. Maybe.

by × on September 22, 2020 at 9:29 am × 5 comments

Plus: #StrikerMuffin makes team of the week, Henry is in deep merde, and Abramovich catches some unwanted attention.

Featured / Union

We are waiting for the Union

by × on August 25, 2020 at 12:11 pm × 1 comment

Not quite excitement and not quite panic, patience is the Union’s new mood for 2020.

Featured / Union

Jim Curtin needs to learn to trust himself

by × on August 11, 2020 at 12:56 pm × 12 comments

The Union’s head coach has grown into his role, earning the trust of his players and to a lesser extent the fans. So why can’t he trust himself?

Featured / Union

Consider Context

by × on July 28, 2020 at 10:48 am × 2 comments

How good or bad the Union are is entirely dependent on how good or bad the rest of the league is.

Analysis / Union

On chemistry

by × on July 14, 2020 at 11:23 am × 2 comments

Long-term tenure should be the Union’s greatest asset in the MLS is Back Tournament.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Coronavirus / MLS / Union

Disney isn’t Florida

by × on June 23, 2020 at 10:03 am × 9 comments

A cautiously optimistic reminder that the Union and the rest of MLS will be in better hands than Ron DeSantis

Coronavirus / Union

PSP Seven-a-side Draft: small team, simple strategy

by × on May 19, 2020 at 9:30 am × 0 comments

Our seven-a-side series continues with Jim O’Leary’s squad.

Coronavirus / Europe

The Bundesliga returns: the relegation zone

by × on May 12, 2020 at 1:02 pm × 0 comments

The first major European league is coming back this weekend, and an optimistic Bremen fan looks at the teams fighting to avoid relegation.

Featured / Union

Night games and narratives

by × on March 10, 2020 at 11:17 am × 6 comments

The opaque mathematics of television broadcast scheduling means some people may not have seen what happened on Sunday Night. But that’s no excuse for letting pre-conceived notions of “good” teams dictate how they talk about the game.

Featured / Union

It’s okay to feel good, but not too good

by × on January 28, 2020 at 1:07 pm × 18 comments

The Union have one a lot this off season, but it’s right to question if they have done enough.

1 2 3 … 17