I feel bad for the Bermuda Hogges, being winless so far, falling to Wilmington as of late(1-0). I hope they still have fans by the end of the season.

Having seen them play a game, I believe that they have more talent than their record indicates.

Their primary goal is to develop Bermudan players and the lessons that they are learning this first USL2 season will hopefully serve them well in the future.

Development is fine, there are camps for that(like the hounds have). But in the league you have to win games, which is what the fans turn out to see.

Middie, you are right, they do play in a league and they are trying to win games but one must also remember that the mission of this team is bigger than winning games in the USL.

It is to develop players for the Bermudan national team so that they can be better prepared when they face competition in Caribbean tournaments such as the Digicel and World Cup Qualification. It is also to help players develop so that they can find other opportunites outside of the Island.

If their sole purpose is to develop players, my guess is that they will not have any fans left. They need to win games to keep their supporters(imo).

The impression that I get is that they really don't care if they have fans or not. Or lets just say attracting fans is not their priority

Then the question is, how can they afford to pay for the league teams to visit out there(much less their own travel) when they have no fans?

They get the money from other means

To me it does not make sense that winning would not be their priority if they join the USL. I'm sorry, but that is my feeling on it.

like Goater and Lightbourn havd said, the main priority is to develop Bermudan players. That's why there are only Bermudans on the team. If they allowed "outside" players they'd have the best team in the league hands down.. I mean seriously, given the choice would you rather spend spring and summer in New Hampshire, Western Mass or Harrisburg or Bermuda....

I understand what you're saying Midnight, and I truly hope the Swine are competitive eventually, but that'll take time.