Our foolishly fearless forecast is made without benefit of any on-pitch observations.
Author: Tim Jones
The Union’s later round draft picks
The Union picked two midfielders and a forward at the back end of the 2018 SuperDraft
Pressure creates diamonds – the Steel’s 2018 schedule
The newly-released USL game schedule for 2018 demands that the Steel improve markedly as spring progresses through summer into fall.
The Real, McKenzie signings’ implications for the Steel
While Bethlehem will need to sign another player to replace Matt Real for practice and to fill its minimum USL roster, recovering McKenzie back into the defense on game days plugs a significant hole with a proven USL player since both men are likely to play their games with the Steel next season.
Roster-building: Bethlehem Steel 2018
Lessons from Bethlehem’s 2016 and 2017 rosters and 2018’s partial list allows an incomplete guess at 2018 in the Lehigh Valley.
Bethlehem’s 2018 USL home opener and conference alignment
The USL will continue with a two conference alignment in 2018, and Bethlehem will remain in the east, but the surprises are the absences of Rochester and Orlando City B, and the last-minute addition of Indianapolis in addition to known expansion sides Nashville and Atlanta 2.