Tim Jones

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.

A roster adjustment will soon become necessary

by Tim Jones × on April 2, 2025 at 9:00 am × 0 comments

Off Roster Homegrown Frank Westfield has almost used up his allotment of short term roster agreements. Five of the six are gone.

Match Reports / Union II

Huntsville City FC 2 (4) – 2 (3) Philadelphia Union II

by Tim Jones × on March 29, 2025 at 7:03 am × 2 comments

The Philadelphia Union II lose in PKs on Friday evening in Huntsville.

Commentary

The Union organization’s most recent international call-ups

by Tim Jones × on March 26, 2025 at 3:49 pm × 2 comments

We share what we know about the activities of the organization’s players called up to duty during the just-completed March FIFA international break.

Match Reports / Union II

Philadelphia Union II 1 (3) – 1 (1) New York Red Bulls II

by Tim Jones × on March 18, 2025 at 10:00 am × 2 comments

While Union II did not win in regulation surrounding the equalizer in stoppage time while a man down, they did win the shootout against Red Bull II in their home opener.

Match Reports / Union II

New England Revolution II 0 (4) – 0 (3) Philadelphia Union II

by Tim Jones × on March 10, 2025 at 10:48 am × 3 comments

Union II kept a clean sheet against Revs II, but could not collect the second point from the penalty kick shootout.

courtesy Philadelphia Union Communications. A recent image of Sporting Director Ernst Tanner. 8/7/2020

Analysis / News / Union

MLS GAM amounts remaining per club as of February 28, 2025

by Tim Jones × on March 9, 2025 at 8:45 am × 2 comments

A new posting of MLS’s Spring Roster Profiles includes remains amounts of of General Allocation Money which suggest whether more deals remain in each club’s future this year.

Commentary / Roster News / Union

The Philadelphia Union Roster Profile on 2025 Roster Compliance Day

by Tim Jones × on March 1, 2025 at 10:33 pm × 0 comments

The latest official Philadelphia Union roster profile has been published, so we do our best to make its informatiion available to our readers – for the record.

Analysis / Union

No surprises from coach Carnell

by Tim Jones × on February 25, 2025 at 9:12 am × 1 comment

While the result in Orlando may have been a surprise, how it was achieved was thoroughly telegraphed by 2025’s Union preseason and 2023’s St. Louis CITY SC performance.