Eleven thoughts to start the MLS season, courtesy of PSP’s Dan Walsh, along with a review of last week’s readers poll.
Commentary
2015 vs. 2016: A stronger roster at (almost) every position
With Ilsinho in the fold, Peter Andrews goes position-by-position to see how the Union have gotten better (or worse!) over the course of the offseason.
The importance of going local
The Chicago Fire’s trade of hometown boy Harry Shipp is a potential cautionary tale for other MLS clubs, including Philadelphia Union, to heed. PSP’s Dan Walsh explains.
A few thoughts on the Union, MLS, soccer
PSP’s Dan Walsh with a few thoughts on Philadelphia Union, MLS and soccer, as a local guy gets a crack in Union training camp.
Five thoughts on the Union’s recent player personnel moves
PSP’s Dan Walsh weighs in on the Union’s draft and Zach Pfeffer trade, lays out the skinny behind Anderson Conceicao’s background and generally floats some words about all the Union’s recent moves.
A look behind a different curtain: Arbitration 101
PSP contributor and labor lawyer Steve Holroyd lays out the arbitration process as revealed in the release of the latest documents in Peter Nowak’s lawsuit against the Union, and what to expect next.