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Discussion: Third place or fourth place?

It sure is nice not talking about next season yet isn’t it?

This time last year, the Union were cooked and the conversation was around what went wrong, whether Jim Curtin should be brought back and what the Union needed to do in the offseason to be competitive next season.

With the Philadelphia Union now fighting for a home playoff game after clinching a spot in the postseason with a dominant win over Minnesota United their last time out, the question is whether third or fourth place would be preferred.

If they beat both teams with New York in their name in their final two games, their reward will be third place and a likely visit from D.