And Philly selects...

The original Philly Union is:

Jordan Harvey (D) Colorado Rapids
Andrew Jacobsen (M) D.C. United
Brad Knighton (G) New England Revolution
Sebastien Le Toux (F) Seattle Sounders FC
Stefani Miglioranzi (M) LA Galaxy
Alejandro Moreno (F) Columbus Crew
Dave Myrie (D) Chicago Fire
Shea Salinas (M) San Jose Earthquakes
Shavar Thomas (D) Chivas USA
Nick Zimmerman (M) New York Red Bulls

Of course, many of these guys will never be much more than a bit player for the Union. A significant amount will never even play a game for Philly, while more than half will not play more than a full season's worth of games. A look at the history of the MLS expansion draft in the second wave of expansion shows that typically about five players will suit up for more than 10 games over the course of their career with the drafted team (Toronto is the noted and extreme exception. The Reds did not have a single player from the expansion list last the season and if it wasn't for Adrian Serioux coming back to the team this past year, there would have been a total of five games played by all 10 players).

Here are the players that featured more than 10 times for the club:

Chivas

Arturo Torres M
Orlando Perez D
Ezra Hendrickson D
Francisco Gomez M
Matt Taylor F
Thiago Martins F

Salt Lake

Andy Williams M
D.J. Countess GK
Brian Kamler M
Nelson Akwari D
Chris Brown M
Rusty Pierce D

Toronto

Adrian Serioux M

San Jose

Ryan Cochrane D
Ned Grabavoy M
James Riley D
Ivan Guerrero D
Jason Hernandez D

Seattle

Nate Jaqua F
Peter Vagenas M
Tyson Wahl D
James Riley D
Stephen King M
Brad Evans M

Clearly this is an exercise in depth rather than a search for starters -- Andy Williams has had a nice career, Nate Jaqua was a significant piece of Settle's puzzle and Serioux is now a starter for TFC, but by and large it's a rag tag bunch.

So, is there a future starter for Philly?

Le Toux, maybe. Moreno, if he isn't moved elsewhere for a draft pick or allocation. It's an interesting group, and not what a lot would have expected.

In the end, these guys will mostly be forgotten. But today amongst the Sons of Ben and other Philly soccer fans they are kings -- kings they have been waiting nearly a lifetime to know.