Photo Marjorie Elzey We have vague memories of a headline temporarily flashing past our eyes on the MLS NEXT Pro website Sunday evening after Decision Day had finished in the east. It said the details of which eastern conference teams would be playing which and when in the first round […]
Analysis
The current Supporters’ Shield competition and a related speculation
Photo Ryan McElroy Inter Miami’s 5-3 loss Tuesday night to Chicago Fire FC changed the Philadelphia Union’s chances of winning the 2025 Supporters’ Shield. Philadelphia no longer must win out. Words and a chart follow. Were Philadelphia to earn four more points with a win and a draw, they would […]
Philadelphia Union “Maximum points” chart
A “max points” chart for MLS’s eastern conference enables discovery of the upper and lower limits of possible playoff seeding.
Union II’s “Maximum possible points”
A “max pts” chart brings MLS NEXT Pro’s eastern conference playoff picture into as much focus as is currently possible.
Union developments at center-back
The Union have some developments at center-back heading into the transfer deadline on Thursday.
What does David Vazquez’s potential loan to San Diego FC tell us?
With David Vazquez reportedly finalizing a loan to San Diego, and CJ Olney already loaned out last week, what is Ernst Tanner seeing in his crystal ball?