Are the Chattanooga Red Wolves really worth the trouble for USL?

A relic of the 2017-19 Soccerwarz, USL as a league doesn't really need them anymore

We are well aware of why the Chattanooga Red Wolves exist. Whatever other rationale has been officially given, they are in business because USL was looking to (for lack of a better term) harass Chattanooga FC in the 2017 -2019 era, when CFC was seen as a leader in the independent soccer movement outside BOTH USL and MLS.

A lot has happened since 2018 and seems like the Red Wolves remained a minor annoyance until the recent double-embarrassment of being found liable of copyright infringement AND now not having their stadium ready for the start of the USL League 1 campaign.

But worse yet, as USL become the clear vehicle for soccer on both the men’s and women’s side outside of MLS/NWSL, the Red Wolves serve as a painful reminder of what USL has been in the past- a past that thankfully the league has largely maneuvered beyond the last few years.