Carolina Railhawks

The Carolina Railhawks are in the second tier of American soccer. That’s kind of like being in the English League Championship, except without promotion/​relegation. So they’re like Nottingham Forest, which is an actual team, and not the place Robin Hood lives (for the purposes of soccer). They play against teams like the Atlanta Silverbacks, FC Edmonton, and the new New York Cosmos (starting in the fall season).
That being said, Carolina Railhawks games are a great time. Beer is relatively cheap ($ 5 for a giant can of Bud Light/​Landshark/​Stella/​Red Hook), and there are no bad seats (though there are cramped seats). That being said, you can easily buy less cramped seats in the 300 sections (though 309 is for the ultimate faithful fans, so if you’re a big fan, hang out there and sing all the songs and whatnot).
The Railhawks themselves are a good product on the pitch. I saw them play in the US Open Cup, the national tournament for all US Soccer teams (though usually won by the MLS team that cares the most… usually Salt Lake, Kansas City, or one of the two Northwest teams). The Railhawks beat two MLS teams in a 3 week period (the LA Galaxy AND Chivas USA, thereby conquering the city of Los Angeles for the Triangle). They may have eventually lost to Real Salt Lake, but they went out as the last team in the 2^nd tier.
So go see a game. The games are good fun.

The Durham Bulls are so 2000 and late; the Railhawks and hot soccer players are in this year! As evidenced by the horde of faithful fans who waited through quite a rainstorm and many false starts (You may now be seated. Nope, we’ve just received word that lightening is still within three miles of the stadium; please exit the bleachers!).
The game that should have begun at 7pm was delayed till 8:30. But then we played ball! (Is that slogan only used with baseball?)
It was a vs Miami game and I was pretty impressed by the speed and skill demonstrated by both teams. With a dad who still plays the sport at age 54 and a brother who left the womb in cleats, I’ve seen my fair share of games. Though I ended up leaving at halftime (I’d spent 4 hours at the field!), I would have no trouble watching a full game here and not getting bored.
I might leave a separate review for the facility; but for those reading this one, note that parking is $ 5; beers (mostly bud and miller) are $ 4. There are individual seats on the bleachers that cradle your bum. And there’s a grill offering cheesy nachos and basic ballpark food.