Are the players on the U2 that got called up going to be at the final tomorrow? I sure hope so 🙄

With the book closed on his tenure, what say you?

I know this is so minor in the grand scheme of things. But it bothers me that there is no Instagram post, no Twitter post that's simply "Thank you Jim".

It's just a tweet that said "Club Statement". That's ridiculous. Martinez had a whole video and multiple posts dedicated to him. I understand that this may have been sudden, so it's hard to prepare a video. But not a single post of Jim waving to the fans and it saying "Thank You Jim"???

It really makes me think that Jim pissed Sugarman off enough, that Sugarman doesn't want any mention of him on social media.

• What value do you see in being or becoming a STM?

• Was anyone here ever a STM at another club? Was there “value” in it?

I can’t see why it’s worth it. The organization seems more focused on creating a soccer stadium experience but neglecting the most important part: a successful team.

It’s baffling me that ownership can think that prices can increase on seats and concessions, premium seating and stadium experiences can be invested in, and then those seats will fill up. This is not Field of Dreams, and I’m not sure they understand that.

I love watching the team play and I love watching in person. I’m not there for the stadium- I’m there for the Union. There needs to be a middle ground where we can spend money on the experience, and investing in a roster that will fill seats as well.

After losing Jim, I’ve never felt this disenfranchised by the club.

Aside: election results and losing Curtin have left me very vulnerable.

doop.

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(I've been meaning to share this hypothesis for a little bit. The news about Jim finally motivated me to share.)

I think that Jay Sugarman's core business in corporate real estate faces big challenges, especially if he is holding Class B or lower office properties - that segment of the RE market currently has horrid valuations, few opportunities to exit, and super limited cash flow.

If he was a raging success, and cash rich, he would have money to invest in the Union. But he doesn't.

Meanwhile, his initial $25 million (?) investment in the Union has appreciated to hundreds of millions, just because he fields a team every year! Lucky man. He should not have to do much to see the value of the team continue to grow.

So, Sugarman doesn't have any motivation to sell or invest.

So, I expect more of the same regarding payroll.

What do you guys know or think?

Hey everyone, Plan on going to the Cup game in Frisco. Wondering if there are any other union fans going to the game ? Let me know, would love to see a fellow union supporter at the game!

Photo Credit: Philadelphia Union II/Philadelphia Union Academy

Jamir Johnson, Jordan Griffin, and Cavan Sullivan have been selected to represent the United States at the U-17 level during the upcoming international window. The trio will be traveling to West Palm Beach.

Any Union fans on blue sky? I'm trying to wean off twitter. A lot of writers/soccer people over there (The Goalkeeper, Bogert, Aaron West, Steph Yang, Meg Linehan, Alexis Guerreros, Steven Goff, Matt Doyle, Charles Boehm, Kevincho, Jeff Rueter, Susannah Collins, Jeff Carlisle, Mark Fishkin, Mike Pendleton, and a bunch of MLS blogs).

Union twitter is great, and I'd love to be able to recreate it. If you're moving over, add me!

https://bsky.app/profile/vumander.bsky.social

See the link below for the 'starter pack' I've made to get all our accounts togeter

https://go.bsky.app/G7pXeV2

come onnnnn I know my fellow sobs and ultras lurk on this page. Lets make that river end empty for the first game of the season.

Jim deserved better........ also sob elections are just around the corner

But one has to wonder if his comments on spending were gradually eroding the relationship.

Not that Curtin was wrong, but it seemed pretty clear, at least to me, that he wanted more ambition from those holding the purse strings.

https://reddit.com/link/1glvw9e/video/e4zt9cdxkizd1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1glvw9e/video/657bsedxkizd1/player

Certainly might be an option as a national team assistant. There will likely be MLS head coach options. If he wants to stay local, we have a lot of colleges.

I want to throw up thinking about most of these. And I thought I couldn’t hate our ownership more.

Lots of heads will roll over the next decade, including a talented coach in Jim Curtain, to cover up for the owner refusing to spend money to improve the team. This is no different than Jerry Jones being the sole reason that Dallas can’t win a thing over 20+ years.

SELL THE TEAM SUGARMAN. The city deserves better.

A fascinating situation is unfolding that could allow the Philadelphia Union to participate in the 2025 Club World Cup, despite their 2024 season.

This opportunity arises due to a potential issue with multi-club ownership rules affecting Mexico’s Grupo Pachuca, which owns both Pachuca and León of Liga MX. Both clubs qualified by winning the 2023 and 2024 editions of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

https://preview.redd.it/hmw0aiq9ihzd1.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f6bd60db5dbd1fb010fb3c26edf7ca3d04ff6a4

FIFA’s rules for the new Club World Cup format prohibit multiple clubs with the same ownership from participating, as well as allowing only two clubs from a single country. Based on this, Club América of Mexico is also ineligible due to Monterrey qualifying. Therefore, if either Pachuca or León is disqualified, the next in line would be Costa Rican club Alajuelense, as the highest-ranked non-U.S. team.

However, if FIFA makes an exception for Inter Miami as the host club, allowing it not to count against the two-per-nation limit, the Philadelphia Union would then be next in the rankings.

https://preview.redd.it/62mp6kadihzd1.jpg?width=2308&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77867ca85acbb3ad4f4bdf81d013487db788a2ff

https://preview.redd.it/1313j0s7ihzd1.jpg?width=2327&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49056195fa8825ea20195389758d737b11d9e163

It’s a lot of “if this, then that,” but there’s a real chance Philadelphia could unexpectedly gain a significant payday—potentially around $50 million, as Jim Curtin mentioned back in April—for being in the 2025 Club World Cup.

https://reddit.com/link/1glqvue/video/d2lbxl9bihzd1/player

**Of note, the rules PDF was just released this past October.**

Unreal.

Thank you to u/ariellec for lifting this story up.

#doop #fifacwc #MLS #WAWA

Anyone going down Dallas for the Games this weekend? I’ll be at the birds game fs but wanted to see if anyone was going to the finals game as well and/or both

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See details above. I’ll be there with 4 people.

I missed this when it aired, but on the Halloween edition of Futbol Americas, Herculez Gomez (@herculezg) and Sebastian Salazar (@SebiSalazarFUT) discussed which MLS teams are the league’s worst spenders, with the Philadelphia Union among those mentioned.

Credit ESPN

Salazar shared:

“The fans are intense in Philly. I know it’s a little bit off the beaten path; they might not be as big as the Flyers, the Phillies, or the Eagles, but Union fans care. Andre Blake cares, Herc—he was on this show at the beginning of the season, practically begging ownership to spend money.

After years of punching above their weight, of Jim Curtin dragging more out of the Union than you’d expect, he’s rewarded with ownership giving him just the 26th-highest budget in the league. And what happened? The Union missed the playoffs.

Shame on their ownership, and a challenge to Union ownership: You cannot pretend to be Major League and spend just $13.81 million on your entire roster. Shame on you. Union fans deserve better.”

You can catch their show on ESPN/WatchESPN.

#doop #espn #futbolamericas
📹: ESPN+

Turnt da game on for the first time in like a week to this message. Respect from EA real rap!

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