Attendance concerns continue to plague the Union

Brotherly GameThe way things ended aside, the season as a whole was a successful one in more ways than one for the Philadelphia Union.

Most wins in a season, most points, most road wins, etc.

But one area the improvement on the field was not able to impact was getting more butts into seats at Talen Energy Stadium.

The Union finished 19th in the league in attendance for the second straight season and for the eighth time in nine seasons saw a decrease in attendance from the previous season.

The decline was marginal — from 285,797 total fans in 2017 to 280,805 this season — but it shows that incremental improvement on the field and a third U.S. Open Cup final run hasn’t been enough to fill the…