Great coverage all year Joe. Looking forward to more next year. Really hoping the Union keep this momentum going. As a day on STH I’m still nervous that this team can become irrelevant again with one bad season. Maybe that’s just the “Philly sports fan in me”, but with the way they improved year over year from 2018-2022... and gained such momentum locally, nationally, etc... to go in reverse now (even though I wouldn’t call this season a failure - more like a meh), would be devastating. They are almost sold out on season tickets (from things I read), so spend some damn money, take the next steps, and win a trophy!
Thanks for the coverage all year Joe. Appreciate all the articles.
Ernst failed the team by not replacing Burke in the offseason. How many times this year did we all think "If we just had Burke sub in right now...." this season could have shaped itself very differently. So, hopefully we don't repeat this mistake and not replace Julian if he is sold. That would be inexcusable and complete let down leading up to the 2024 season.
Torres seemed like a last minute 'we have some GAM that we gotta use before it goes bad' signing, so I'm not too upset that it didn't pan out. Perea is the bigger disappointment with both the GAM spent on him and the long contract we are now stuck with. Best case scenario is that the pigeons come in with a serious offer for him (it sounds like they want to hold on to him).
Tanner said that they had a striker lined up in preseason last year that they couldn't get over the finish line in time, so the forward line is definitely on his mind. I'm hoping they are willing to splash at least some Uhre type money to get one lined up for next year.
And can we please get everyone in camp before it ends this year? That's all I want for xmas...
Great coverage all year Joe. Looking forward to more next year. Really hoping the Union keep this momentum going. As a day on STH I’m still nervous that this team can become irrelevant again with one bad season. Maybe that’s just the “Philly sports fan in me”, but with the way they improved year over year from 2018-2022... and gained such momentum locally, nationally, etc... to go in reverse now (even though I wouldn’t call this season a failure - more like a meh), would be devastating. They are almost sold out on season tickets (from things I read), so spend some damn money, take the next steps, and win a trophy!
Thanks for the coverage all year Joe. Appreciate all the articles.
Ernst failed the team by not replacing Burke in the offseason. How many times this year did we all think "If we just had Burke sub in right now...." this season could have shaped itself very differently. So, hopefully we don't repeat this mistake and not replace Julian if he is sold. That would be inexcusable and complete let down leading up to the 2024 season.
Torres seemed like a last minute 'we have some GAM that we gotta use before it goes bad' signing, so I'm not too upset that it didn't pan out. Perea is the bigger disappointment with both the GAM spent on him and the long contract we are now stuck with. Best case scenario is that the pigeons come in with a serious offer for him (it sounds like they want to hold on to him).
Tanner said that they had a striker lined up in preseason last year that they couldn't get over the finish line in time, so the forward line is definitely on his mind. I'm hoping they are willing to splash at least some Uhre type money to get one lined up for next year.
And can we please get everyone in camp before it ends this year? That's all I want for xmas...