Matt Aldred has turned into part of the welcoming committee for the Chattanooga Football Club.
He also could be a tour guide, showing the soccer team’s newcomers around town.
There will be a number of them.
Chattanooga FC starts its May gauntlet of matches Saturday in a National Premier Soccer League Southeast Division game at the Birmingham Hammers at 8 p.m. EDT. CFC could play as many as seven matches in a 17-day span in the month, with the U.S. Open Cup and Steinbrecher Cup adding to what already is a tough stretch.
CFC will face Reading United AC of the Premier Development League in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup at Finley Stadium next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. That could lead to hosting a third-round match on May 25.