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.

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Observations: SK Sigma Olomouc 1 1 Philadelphia Union

by × on January 20, 2026 at 1:28 pm × 2 comments

Tim Jones watched the Union’s first scrimmage on YouTube and shares his impressions.

Courtesy Philadelphia Union Communications. A recent image of minority owner Richie Graham. 8/7/2020
Analysis / Union

Consolidating Philadelphia Union updates

by × on January 19, 2026 at 4:03 pm × 3 comments

The Union’s front office has returned to providing its usual panoply of information about the club, and we therefore correct our mistakes, update our inferences, and amplify our interpretations.

Analysis

Philadelphia Union  depth chart for 2026 at Marbella, Costa del Sol

by × on January 16, 2026 at 9:30 am × 3 comments

We provide an unofficial depth chart of whom to expect to play where while the Union is on the Costa del Sol in its two so far known preseason friendlies.

Analysis / Union

Schedule challenges: Midweek matches in 2026

by × on January 14, 2026 at 4:13 pm × 7 comments

Midweek matches and their demands will play a much greater role in Philadelphia’s 2026 season than they did in 2025.

Analysis

Estimating Philadelphia’s 2026 Costa Del Sol travel squad

by × on January 8, 2026 at 12:03 pm × 15 comments

Tim Jones speculates on Philadelphia’s travel squad for preseason on the sunny southern seacoast of Spain.

Analysis / Union

Weekend thoughts amidst the Union’s on-going roster build

by × on January 4, 2026 at 9:17 am × 22 comments

Photo PSP photo essay August 14, 2025 Almost certainly Philadelphia Union players officially report for physicals a week from yesterday, that is Saturday, January 10th, 2026. We conclude roster announcements may come thick and fast this week. We doubt that the roster build, particularly its announcements, will be complete before […]

Commentary

Philadelphia sign 19-year-old center back Finn Sundstrom

by × on January 1, 2026 at 8:00 am × 7 comments

Philadelphia Union sign Finn Sundstrom from North Carolina FC of the USL Championship

Analysis / Commentary / Union

Thinking about the Glesnes rumors

by × on December 15, 2025 at 6:59 pm × 9 comments

Photo Marjorie Elzey Jakob Glesnes will depart the Union for the LA Galaxy for $1 million or more General Allocation Money (GAM), and sources project that Colombian center back Geiner Martinez of Juventud in the Uruguayan top division is likely being acquired. Selling Glesnes at high value as he approaches […]

Union

San Diego buys David Vazquez from Philadelphia

by × on December 9, 2025 at 3:44 pm × 14 comments

Tim Jones thinks about David Vazquez’s departure.

Union II

Union II end-of-season roster analysis — Strikers and a depth chart

by × on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 am × 1 comment

Tim Jones completes his end-of-season roster analysis for Union II for 2025, closing with a guess at a depth chart.

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