Toward the end of ESPN's broadcast of the U.S. Open Cup final, analyst Taylor Twellman noted that Union manager Jim Curtin is still on the same contract he signed when he was hired by former CEO Nick Sakiewicz.
On Saturday, the Union will be haunted by another ghost from that era when they visit the Columbus Crew (7:30 p.m., PHL17).
If the Union want to jump over the Crew into fourth place, this game is nearly a must-win. That means scoring on Steffen, which they've never done in Columbus before.
"It's massive," Steffen told the Inquirer and Daily News this week.