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.

Analysis / Union / Union II

Organization Professional Roster Analysis: #1

PSP begins an on-going, multi-part analysis and prediction of the organization’s roster and end-of-year roster decisions.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Philadelphia Union II 1 – 0 New York City FC II

Photo courtesy Philadelphia Union II Communications Slighty before 7 PM Eastern Time Sunday evening at Subaru Park, CJ Olney received a cross from right center back Neil Pierre who had penetrated into the central channel on the edge of NYC FC II’s defensive third, and volleyed it home unstoppably off […]

Analysis

Slim Union playoff chances remain

We decipher how Philadellphia could still make the playoffs’ 8-9 wildcard game, including how they could host it.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Chicago Fire II (2) – (1) Philadelphia Union II

Union II fell to Chicago II 2-1 in Bridgeview, ending their season in second place in the conference, the highest playoff finish either of the organization’s two farm teams has ever achieved.

Analysis / Union II

MLS NEXT Pro 2024 Decision Day: Eastern conference

We analyze the MLS NEXT Pro eastern conference playoff situation with one game to go focusing extra attention on Philadelphia.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Philadelphia Union II 2 – 1 Atlanta United 2

A second come-from-behind win, this one in the last minute of stoppage time, has put Union II into first place.

Analysis

Jose Riasco

Jose Riasco has rejoined the Philadelphia Union organization from his loan away to Boston River in Uruguay.

Analysis / Union II

Union II in the playoffs: What is currently known

We share everything we think we currently know about Union II’s historic 2024 playoff situation.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Philadelphia Union II 4 – 3 New York City FC II

Philadelphia Union II went down 3-1 to New York City FC II in the first half, came back to score three unanswered goals, and clinched the first home playoff game in the professional farm team’s nine-year history.

Analysis / Union

The Union’s roster is frozen

Photo PSP Archives Last Friday, September 13, was MLS’s Roster Freeze date. We assume no changes have been made to the rule as it has been in the past. Barring extreme hardship emergencies, rosters will remain unchanged until the day after MLS Cup. They will then unfreeze for a few […]