Did you see this coming?

San Diegans are going nuts over playoff soccer in east Mission Valley.

They fill up a 32,500-seat stadium on brisk nights, after meeting up in a gravel parking lot and other areas.

When players are introduced, they roar in unison.

If the home team scores, you’ll hear them in El Cajon.

The more zealous supporters chant, sing, bang drums and wave flags behind the home side goal for the better part of the match’s 90 minutes.

Caught up in playoff fever, the rest of the crowd, larger in number than during the regular season, now joins in and belts out a favorite chant. Everyone stresses the last four words.

“Ole, ole, azul y chrome; we are San Diego Football Club.”

Tom Penn is one person who saw this coming. Penn worked with NBA clubs in Portland and Memphis as

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