Tim Jones

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

Concussion – What is to be done?

by Tim Jones × on January 10, 2018 at 10:45 am × 14 comments

Concussion is a tragedy waiting to happen in professional soccer. This year U. S. Soccer should have extra time to focus on the problem.

Breaking News: Steel sign midfielder

by Tim Jones × on January 9, 2018 at 12:52 pm × 5 comments

Bethlehem Steel FC have signed the 2016 5th pick in the Super Draft, central midfielder Omar Holness who is 5 months into recovering from ACL surgery.

Breaking News / Roster News

Breaking News: Steel sign striker

by Tim Jones × on January 8, 2018 at 12:45 pm × 5 comments

The Bethlehem Steel have signed former New York Red Bulls Homegrown striker Brandon Allen to be a veteran presence at the top of the central channel for the 2018 season.

Roster News

Learn more about Union’s new signing Cory Burke

by Tim Jones × on December 21, 2017 at 12:45 pm × 4 comments

The Philadelphia Union have promoted former Bethlehem striker Corey Burke to the first team. Burke is the first Steel player to be promoted from the developmental side without passing through the Union’s academy.

Philadelphia Union II

With many roster needs, Bethlehem remains silent

by Tim Jones × on December 20, 2017 at 10:15 am × 14 comments

Bethlehem Steel FC’s roster — and its 2018 United Soccer League competitive milieu — has not yet emerged from 2018’s decision-making cocoon.

Analysis

The Union, the expansion draft, and a depth chart

by Tim Jones × on December 6, 2017 at 9:45 am × 45 comments

PSP guesses whom the Union will protect and expose in the LAFC expansion draft, within the context of its best understanding of the organization’s current depth chart.