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The player development path and latest notes on Cap’n Mo

by Tim Jones × on September 14, 2016 at 10:00 am × 19 comments

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.

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The captain’s return

by Tim Jones × on September 6, 2016 at 10:55 am × 12 comments

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?

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Some history

by Tim Jones × on August 31, 2016 at 8:15 am × 8 comments

The Union’s USL project is unconventional to the point of experiment, valuing player development above all.

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Another Steel loss spotlights lack of depth

by Tim Jones × on August 24, 2016 at 10:30 am × 5 comments

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.

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Why did Bethlehem and Philadelphia loan a top player for nothing?

by Tim Jones × on August 17, 2016 at 9:28 am × 17 comments

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.