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.
It’s rare for Bethlehem Steel’s entire starting lineup to practice together before a game. It happened last week, and the results were impressive. PSP’s Tim Jones wonders whether this will be a lesson learned and implemented for next season.
James Chambers scored a beauty of a goal, but it wasn’t enough as Bethlehem was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
Tim Jones on how the Union’s development path differs from NYRB’s and observations on Maurice Edu’s 90-minute performance with Bethlehem against Charleston Battery.
Maurice Edu has gotten his first match minutes since September of 2015, playing a little over a half an hour for Bethlehem Steel on Sunday. How did he look?
The Union’s USL project is unconventional to the point of experiment, valuing player development above all.
After coming from behind to take a 2-1 lead, Bethlehem conceded an 81st minute equalizer and are now winless over the last eight games.
Bethlehem falls on the road to Louisville and are now winless in the last seven games.
Mickey Daly’s roster rights have been traded to NASL-side Carolina RailHawks for both a loan fee and a transfer fee.
Another Bethlehem Steel loss has exposed the same institutional problems as the prior ones: Insufficient depth on a roster far too small. PSP’s Tim Jones illustrates how.
Bethlehem Steel’s playoff chances may have ended once they loaned former USL all-star center back Mickey Daly to the Carolina RailHawks, seemingly for nothing. So why were Bethlehem and parent club Philadelphia Union so charitable? Tim Jones has a theory.
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