Hagerstown will host a minor league soccer team, although it's unclear whether it is a true minor league or semi-pro team, with the season running from May through July.
The Hub City Football Club (Black Roses) will start play in May as a member of the National Premier Soccer League, which is listed as a Tier One league, the top level of amateur soccer in the country.
I have become quite an ardent admirer of the English leagues (all four levels, which can be streamed on the Peacock (Premier League) or Paramount (EFL) ), I haven't followed the other top European leagues (Spain, Germany, France, or Italy), the U.S.-based MLS, or the national competitions such as the World Cup.
I'm intrigued, at least for now.
Much would depend on where their games would be (It would almost have to be either Meritus Park, where the Atlantic League Boxcars play, or one of the two Hagerstown high school stadiums), and when the games would take place (Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays would be out due to work commitments) would be a factor in how many I could attend.
North Hagerstown's Mike Callas Stadium is newer and nicer than South Hagerstown's School Stadium, and they have the advantage of not being located where people can watch the game from the Pizza Hut parking lot for free, so if I had to guess on where the team will play, I'd pick North Hagerstown.
I enjoy soccer, although I don't write about it often here.
I don't have enough knowledge about the sport to feel like I'm adding anything valuable to discourse, or I'd write about Newcastle United here at TRS.
I watch all their games, but I would be re-warming other people's work because I don't know enough about the nuances of the game.
Still, I'm interested in the arrival of HCFC, and I could see a world (presuming things fall the right way) where I attend some games and cover them here.
Hopefully, things work out for a successful debut.
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