Commentary

Mbolhi is finally gone

by Dan Walsh × on August 25, 2015 at 10:30 am × 84 comments

Finally, he’s gone. Now the roster repair work can really begin. PSP explains.

Commentary

USL-Bethlehem: The Union’s best move in years

by Dan Walsh × on August 20, 2015 at 12:30 pm × 16 comments

The Union’s decision to launch a USL club in Bethlehem may be the club’s best move in years. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks it down, from the player development and logistics to economics and politics — and the view that Bethlehem is just a cool town.

Commentary / Philadelphia Union II

Why soccer in Bethlehem? A native’s view

by Chris Luczkowiak × on August 20, 2015 at 11:15 am × 7 comments

A Lehigh Valley native explains why the region is ripe for minor league soccer.

A View from Afar / Commentary

Sean Johnson shows what the Union are missing

by Dan Walsh × on August 18, 2015 at 11:15 am × 23 comments

The Chicago goalkeeper’s amazing stretch of saves stole points Sunday from the Union and demonstrated what Philadelphia is missing, PSP’s Dan Walsh writes. Also, notes on the U.S. Open Cup, USL PRO in Bethlehem, and “so Union.”

Commentary

What a long, strange trip it’s been: Union return to U.S. Open Cup Final

by Kevin Kinkead × on August 13, 2015 at 11:29 am × 13 comments

Two Union red cards, two sets of penalties, a false 9, a 4 pm weekday game, and a Fabinho game-winning goal. Kevin Kinkead on what a long, strange trip Philadelphia has taken to this year’s US Open Cup final.

A View from Afar / Commentary

5 Union thoughts

by Dan Walsh × on August 11, 2015 at 11:00 am × 38 comments

On the Vitoria-Marquez pairing, a finally healthy Mike Lahoud, Cristian Maidana on a wing and failing to touch a sitter, and more about the Union’s final third of the season.

A View from Afar / Commentary

Evaluation: Tranquillo, Sheanon, and no Corey Ashe

by Dan Walsh × on August 4, 2015 at 10:15 am × 56 comments

PSP evaluates Philadelphia Union’s signing of Tranquillo Barnetta, the Sheanon Williams trade that brought allocation money for it, and the question of whether the Union should have acquired Corey Ashe instead.

A View from Afar / Commentary

The good old days that never were

by Dan Walsh × on July 28, 2015 at 11:04 am × 69 comments

The trade of Sheanon Williams closes the door on an era that could have been but never was. With the young core of Philadelphia Union’s early years gone, what is the team’s identity? What can it be? PSP’s Dan Walsh explores.