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

The complicated Bethlehem Steel game-day player pool

After having watched preseason carefully, PSP estimates the current game-day player pool from which individual game-day rosters will be drawn, subordinate to the short-term needs of the first team. It’s complicated.

USL Match report

Match Report: Bethlehem Steel 4 – Richmond Kickers 1

The Bethlehem Steel won their season opener at home for the first time in their short history, defeating the Richmond Kickers 4-1 to send the wind-chilled fans home happy.

Philadelphia Union II

Expectations for the 2018 Bethlehem Steel

After sustained careful preseason observation, PSP notes some characteristics of the 2018 Steel, the 2018 USL eastern conference, and what it thinks 2018 Steel success will look like.

Commentary / Philadelphia Union II

Six Bethlehem Steel players to watch in 2018

Following these six players will tell you how Bethlehem Steel’s 2018 season is progressing. All are new.

Commentary

Change, Part 1: Commentary – a rigid system

In our two part series on change today, Tim Jones comments on the benefit to an inflexible, rigid, organization-wide system of playing soccer.

USL Match report

Steel split back-to-back matches

Bethlehem Steel split two matches, winning Saturday but losing Sunday. All who were fully healthy played a full 90 minutes.

USL Match report

Preseason match report: Bethlehem Steel 2-0 Syracuse

In spite of a roster depleted by NCAA rules and the flu, Bethlehem Steel defeated Syracuse in a preseason scrimmage 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.

USL Match report

Preseason match: Bethlehem Steel FC 5 – 2 Penn FC

Penn FC won the first half, narrowly but clearly. The Steel equalized in the second, and were rampant in the games final 16 minutes with four while giving up one.

Philadelphia Union II

Resetting 2018 details for USL and Bethlehem Steel

A summary of detail changes in the United Soccer league for the 2018 season that will affect Bethlehem Steel.

USL Match report

Preseason match report: Bethlehem Steel 11-1 Junior Lone Star

Bethlehem Steel has been practicing since Jan. 30. Junior Lone Star started practice a week ago. It showed.