Articles written by: Tim Jones

Still learning soccer after nearly five decades. A southwestern Ohio buckeye transplanted to Chester County. Used to teach history, enjoys new ideas, sometimes bakes bread, is a sports fan, and loves apparently unconnected connections.

Commentary / Union II

Nick Pariano is now a single six

Tim Jones reports on one of the more important developments of Union II’s history-making season.

Union / Union II

2024 Philadelphia Union Loan-Aways

Our final compilation of the five organization loan aways remaining in 2024.

Match Reports / Union II

Championship match report: North Texas SC 3 – 2 Philadelphia Union II

Union II’s championship dream ended in the second half in Texas as they gave up three goals after having been up two at halftime.

Union II

MLS NEXT Pro Cup Preview: North Texas SC hosts Philadelphia Union II

PSP sets the stage for Union II’s first ever league championship final livestream free on Apple Plus’s MLS Season Pass.

Analysis / Union / Union II

Organization Professional Roster Analysis Depth Chart

Here is the depth chart that ties all the discussions of individual players provided over the previous six installments into one visual whole.

Analysis / Union / Union II

Organization Professional Roster Analysis #5

Photo courtesy Philadelphia Union Communications Since the Philadelphia Union’s season has ended and the club is undergoing a self-declared roster transition, we expand our usual end-of-year analysis of the younger professional prospects to include the first team as well. At the professional level there are two major subdivisions of the […]

Analysis

North Texas versus Union II: Deeper meanings

Next Saturday’s professional-level player development league championship final means more than just the game because of what the competitors represent.

Analysis / Union / Union II

Organization Professional Roster Analysis #6

We finish our end-of-season discussion of the Union organization’s professional rosters, including current amateurs who currently play active roles.

Match Reports / Union II

Playoff match report: Philadelphia Union II 4 -0 Columbus Crew 2

Union II won its first hardware in team history Saturday night.

Commentary / Union II

Eastern Conference Final preview: Philadelphia Union II hosts Columbus Crew 2

For the first time ever Philadelphia’s professional level player development side will be playing for an actual trophy, so we are previewing a farm team’s match.