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.

Philadelphia Union II

Five Steel offseason developments

PSP updates readers on ways the Bethlehem Steel FC player development project has changed since last October.

Philadelphia Union II / Roster News

Bethlehem acquires defender Steve Kingue on loan

Bethlehem Steel FC now have eight players on their 2019 roster, completing a loan for Cameroonian U-23 international defender Steve Kingue January 25.

Philadelphia Union II / Roster News

Breaking: Bethlehem signs academy center back Ofeimu

Steel FC have signed 2018 amateur standout defender Ben Ofeimu.

Breaking News / Philadelphia Union II

Breaking: For first time, Steel FC will travel to Clearwater with first team

Fort the first time in Bethlehem Steel’s modern era, they will train for part of preseason in Florida.

Breaking News / Philadelphia Union II / Roster News

Breaking: Bethlehem re-sign James Chambers

There will be one highly appropriate outlier to Ernst Tanner’s directive that Bethlehem Steel FC become much younger in 2019, the captain has been re-signed.

Analysis / Philadelphia Union II

Ernst Tanner’s Bethlehem “to do” list

Ernst Tanner and his two technical staffs have quite a few players left to find and sign. Santos and Freese are the tip of the iceberg.

Breaking News / Philadelphia Union II / Roster News

Bethlehem add Villanova midfielder Zach Zandi

Bethlehem has signed Reading United midfielder Zach Zandi, and alumnus of Villanova and the Union’s Academy.

Breaking News / Roster News

Bethlehem signs Panamanian youth international striker Saed Diaz

Bethlehem Steel FC add a second striker to their 2019 roster, a Panamanian youth international named Saed Diaz.

Philadelphia Union II

All regular season matches and an expanded playoff format announced by USL Championship

USL-C announces 612 regular season games and an expanded playoff format for the 36-team league.

Annual Awards / Reading United AC

PSP 2018 Team of the Year: Reading United

Reading United went into the PDL championship game undefeated, until a cruel twist of fate led to their defeat. PSP still sees them as our Team of the Year.