Newer thoughts about Philadelphia Union II’s 2021 competitive platform
Recent USL announcements cast doubt on a possible MLS U23 Reserve League in 2021, but hints are emerging that Union II will play a meaningful developmental schedule.
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
LeBlanc returns as 2021 Union II coach
Marlon LeBlanc will return as Philadelphia Union II head coach for the side’s still-mysterious 2021 season.
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Examining the Union’s forthcoming contract negotiations
After compiling available contract data, Tim Jones forecasts 2021’s queue for contract renegotiations.
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Thinking about a possible MLS Reserve League
In the absence if any official announcements or much other evidence, Tim Jones thinks about some details that might characterize the rumored and widely assumed future MLS Reserve League.
Commentary
McKenzie’s and Aaronson’s current paths to Champions League play
Tim Jones deciphers internet sources to explain how Belgian and Austrian first-division teams teams qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Breaking News
Union transfer Mark McKenzie to Belgium’s KRC Genk
The Delaware native gets his move to Europe as the Union earn one of the highest transfer fees for a defender in MLS history.
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Thinking through Union absences for 2021 international play
PSP’s Tim Jones presents a worst-case analysis of Union international absences in the season ahead — an important consideration as the club builds a new roster.
Breaking News
Union II announces end-of-season roster moves
Union II announce that three professional players have survived towards 2021’s unknown competitive future.
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Examining the Union’s 2021 roster: Replacement versus addition
PSP’s Tim Jones builds projected depth and roster charts for the 2021 Union, and ponders what roster moves on which Ernst Tanner and Chris Albright may be working.
Commentary
A look back at Brendan Burke
With Brendan Burke set to leave the Union organization, PSP’s Tim Jones remembers what he learned covering Bethlehem Steel FC’s only head coach.
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