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.
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.
Commentary
Analysis
The meaning of two Best XI Homegrowns
Tim Jones iconoclastically unpacks what it meant for Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie to make the 2020 MLS Bext XI.
Commentary / Union
The five new Homegrowns
Tim Jones discusses realistic expectations for 2021’s five new Union home grown players.
Analysis
A look at potential internal roster replacements
With key players likely to leave the Union this offseason, Tim Jones takes a look at potential replacements from the organization’s position pipelines.
Philadelphia Union II
Offseason updates from Union II
Tim Jones consolidates what tidbits there are this offseason regarding Philadelphia Union II activity.
Analysis / Philadelphia Union II
Contributors to the Shield
PSP’s Tim Jones examines the role Bethlehem Steel FC played in developing contributors for the Union’s 2020 roster beyond the Academy boys.
Analysis
Was the Union’s defense tiring?
Tim Jones examines the Union’s recent tendency to give up late-game goals.
Commentary
The $6 million sale was not the big story
Tim Jones takes a deep dive into the news that Philadelphia Union II will no longer compete in the USL Championship and changes to the developmental pipeline coming next year.
Analysis
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.
Philadelphia Union II
The unsettled future of Union II
Tim Jones explores the reports that Philadelphia Union II will leave USL Championship to join an MLS professional reserve league.
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