Philadelphia Union just lost their most exciting player and a veteran team leader. They chose to protect their star-crossed goalkeeper instead of the guy he lost his job to. Quite a strange day. PSP breaks down today’s expansion draft, with observations on what it means for the Union and a look at the overall draft.
Salinas and Jacobson unprotected. A trade for another holding midfielder. What gives? PSP looks at who Philadelphia Union exposed for Wednesday’s draft, as well as other big names around the league who could get drafted.
The next few days will see some players leaving Philadelphia Union. Who goes? Who stays? And how could trades factor in? How does it all work, and when does stuff happen? Here’s what to watch for between over the next few days.
Local boy Bobby Convey single-handedly crushes the Energy Drinks. Saturday’s Penn-Princeton Derby is also about League titles. John Bartram wins Public League championship and Philly breaks 100k mark in WC bid signatures. England bid leaders thinks Brit media will sink their chances and Rooney’s off to Nike Town. More news and the weekend’s Footy on the Telly listings.
Who should the Union protect? Who will they lose? And what the hell are the real rules to this thing? (Some of what you’ve read elsewhere is wrong.) PSP breaks it down with an entirely too detailed preview.
Roundups, roundups roundups! Reaction to USA v Colombia yawnfest, Independence trade Karina LeBlanc, City Islanders join USL PRO League, local college action, Liverpool sale to go through, Serbia knuckleheads and more morning news.
The Independence face Boston Breakers in tonight’s WPS Super Semifinal, the Union delivers, local lads in US Soccer residency program, college soccer results, CONCACAF corruption, Liverpool woes and video of a goal of a lifetime.
A youth movement is great in theory, but there’s a major catch for Philadelphia Union. If you play the kids too much, you could lose another key player in the expansion draft. PSP plays devil’s advocate and explains why more minutes for Danny Mwanga, Jack McInerney and Amobi Okugo could be bad for the Union, as much as we’d like to see it.
With USL cities claiming 3 of the last 4 expansion franchises, will Philadelphia Union be the last MLS expansion team to start from scratch?
Would you rather have Le Toux or Mwanga? It appears the Whitecaps would choose Mwanga.
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