A lot of people snickered at the thought of a Major League Soccer team playing its home games in Chester.

And a lot of people were ticked off at the idea of a healthy chunk of public funding going toward building a stadium for that team in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge along the Delaware River.

Who will go, they argued. They panned the move as a waste of money.

Maybe they better think again.

That team, the Philadelphia Union, yesterday announced they have sold out club seats – the best seats in the house in that Chester stadium, three sections in the heart of the midfield near the team benches.

They’re now putting together a waiting list for club seat sections.

Pro soccer in Chester. Better get used to the idea.

Now if they can just sink this ugly talk of a possible lockout of the players by the MLS team owners.

The Union is set to kick off the MLS season in March on the road in Seattle. Their stadium in Chester is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. They will play their first few games at the Linc.

But make no mistake. Soccer is coming to Chester.

Chester is going to be a Major League city.

Again.