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The Roots couldn’t find a way to win their final game at the Coliseum. The crowd found a way to make it memorable anyways. From the chants to a stoppage time moment that brought the entire stadium together, Saturday reminded me that the Coliseum’s greatest gift was never just what happened on the field. Loved: … More Oakland Roots vs. San Antonio FC: What I loved, hated, and remain unsure about

Oakland Roots took a point in their final match at the Coliseum, tying 0-0 with San Antonio FC. The result moves Roots down to 11th place in the standings, but they remain four points shy of seventh-place Orange County and San Antonio in eighth. Roots had their chances, but couldn’t find the finishing touch. Most … More Oakland Roots end stay at Coliseum in tie with San Antonio FC

Saturday night will be emotional for many in the stands. Unless something unforeseen occurs, it will be their last visit to the Coliseum. A place near and dear to so many. A repository for countless memories. A location that turned into a community on random Wednesday afternoons, Sundays, and Saturday nights. Still, it feels like … More Three Questions for the Oakland Roots Against San Antonio FC

The Roots didn’t particularly play well against Colorado Springs. They didn’t have to. Oakland walked away with a point in a match they needed a positive result from. Still, the result raises some difficult questions about the team as they gear up for the Coliseum finale next week. Loved: Getting a Point A point is … More Oakland Roots vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: What I loved, hated, and remain unsure about

Colorado Springs: For 97 straight minutes The Oakland Roots were under fire and holding on for dear life, as a relentless Colorado Springs Switchbacks attack swarmed their net desperate for a playoff clinching goal. The zombie horde was at the castle walls and I am not talking about some slow Walking Dead zombies, but the … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Oakland Roots kept itself in the playoff hunt by gaining a point in its 0-0 draw with Colorado Springs on Saturday night. Although they dropped one position in the standings down to 10th place, they gained a point on the bottom two playoff spots, now five points back of seventh-place Orange county and four points … More Oakland Roots still in playoff chase with point at Colorado Springs

Last week’s victory against Phoenix felt like a cathartic release for the Roots and their supporters. As Tyler Gibson put it, “that was a fucking shift.” Saturday offers a chance to see whether the shift was permanent or temporary in yet another critical match in what has become a never-ending line of critical matches for … More Three Questions for Oakland Roots Against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Do y’all remember this guy? The Little Man from the San Francisco Chronicle? For younger readers, the decline of print media may mean he’s not a familiar sight. For me, however, the Little Man loomed large in my childhood. On weekends, my grandfather would bring home a copy of the Chronicle. After he finished checking … More Oakland Roots vs. Phoenix Rising FC: What I loved, loved, and loved

Oakland Coliseum: Hope is a truly dangerous vice. It will make you believe outcomes that aren’t possible. That they have finally figured it all out and OH Baby is some hope around the Oakland Roots after a 3-0 drubbing of Phoenix Rising at home in a contest that was must win. It has been 140 … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Phoenix Rising

Saturday night was about as good as it gets for Oakland Roots, blanking Phoenix Rising in a 3-nil clean sheet victory to move itself up to ninth-place in the Western Conference standings and five points back of the playoff line. Roots opened the scoring early with a gorgeous series of ball movement up the left … More Oakland Roots dominate Phoenix Rising in 3-nil win, move to 9th place