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.

USL Match report

Match report: Birmingham Legion 0-2 Bethlehem Steel

by × on March 11, 2019 at 11:07 am × 7 comments

Bethlehem Steel FC began its serious experiment with youth successfully in northern Alabama Sunday, defeating expansion side Birmingham 2-0 on goals by Kacper Przybylko and Zach Zandi.

Commentary / Philadelphia Union II

Bethlehem 2019: a different system, new players, and five extra international slots

by × on March 7, 2019 at 10:00 am × 7 comments

Bethlehem has moved to a brand new fan base for 2019. Watching a player development side is not the same as watching a conventional one. Here’s what you need to know.

Analysis / Philadelphia Union II

The new United Soccer League Championship and Bethlehem’s prospects in it

by × on March 6, 2019 at 9:45 am × 3 comments

Bethlehem’s league has made some changes for 2019, as has Steel itself.

Union Academy

The science behind Ernst Tanner’s youth emphasis

by × on February 20, 2019 at 10:03 am × 7 comments

Tim Jones asked YSC Academy Schoolhouse Head of School Dr. Nooha Ahmed Lee about Sporting Director Ernst Tanner’s focus on the 17-t0-21-year-old player age group.

Philadelphia Union II

Tim McDermott on Bethlehem Steel FC in the Lehigh Valley

by × on February 4, 2019 at 9:45 am × 6 comments

Philadelphia Union chief business officer Tim McDermott talked with PSP about the future of Bethlehem Steel FC in the Lehigh Valley.

Philadelphia Union II

Five Steel offseason developments

by × on January 30, 2019 at 9:45 am × 6 comments

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

by × on January 26, 2019 at 10:45 am × 4 comments

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

by × on January 23, 2019 at 8:39 am × 0 comments

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

by × on January 19, 2019 at 2:11 pm × 6 comments

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

by × on January 10, 2019 at 8:54 am × 1 comment

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.

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