This time last year on the practice fields adjacent to Goodman Stadium on the campus of Lehigh University, everything had that new franchise feel to it. Bethlehem Steel FC was conducting their first ever open tryout hoping to find a few players to bring into the winter camp with hopes of maybe finding someone to fill out a (at the time empty) roster.
This year was a bit different. Much to the relief of everyone involved, the high of 70 degrees was far more than we could have hoped for. The player pool went from a staggering 158 down to about 70 or so by my unofficial count.