Thinking about Austin FC’s expansion draft and the Union
Tim Jones makes some assumptions about an Austin FC expansion draft, and speculates about whom the Union might protect and expose.
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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Philadelphia Union II
The unsettled future of Union II
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A very close look at Union II’s 2020 players
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The Union first team’s 2021 roster
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Union II’s decimated striker corps
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A look at Union II’s roster: Part one
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The end of Union Academy amateur U18/19s
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Analysis
Thoughts on MLS’s potential schedule
PSP’s Tim Jones works through some of the possibilities for the resumption of the MLS schedule after the Orlando tournament concludes.
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Union sign Nathan Harriel to Homegrown contract
The young right back will spend 2020 with Union II before his MLS contract begins in January.
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