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Saturday’s match at El Paso Locomotive FC felt like a microcosm of the season: an inability to convert major opportunities, moments where the offense felt listless, dangerous moments in transition and a game where the Roots looked like completely different teams in both halves. Because the match played out like so much of the Roots’ … More Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive FC: What I loved, hated, and remain unsure about

El Paso: The Oakland Roots have only one win in their last 10 games. Over the past 50 days it has become extremely clear to me that the Roots are old and far too slow. Oakland has talent, but this group of players have hit a wall and haven’t shown an ability to overcome that … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs El Paso Locomotive FC

It was another lackluster performance for Oakland Roots on Saturday, as they lost 1-nil to El Paso Locomotive, continuing their meteoric drop in the standings. The result puts Roots four points back of the playoff line in a two-way tie for 10th place with Phoenix Rising. Oakland struggled in the first half, finishing with no … More Oakland Roots’ attacking woes continue in 1-nil loss to El Paso Locomotive

Oakland Roots snapped its five-match losing streak across all competitions with its 0-0 tie against Las Vegas Lights on Wednesday night, but it still left a lot to be desired. The result leaves Oakland in a two-way tie for 10th place, while the team has now gone scoreless in three of the last four games … More Oakland Roots escape Las Vegas with point in scoreless draw

Oakland Coliseum: Five straight losses across all competition. A stunning 72% ball possession with zero shots on target… Let me repeat that. ZERO shots on target in a game in which you controlled the ball 72% of the time. That is unacceptable at any level. That is Gavin Glinton ball and I thought I wouldn’t … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Oakland Roots dropped its fourth straight league loss and fifth consecutive defeat across all competitions in Saturday’s 1-nil loss to Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The result puts Roots down to 11th place with 21 points, making them one point behind the next three teams in the Western Conference. It matches the club’s longest single-season losing streak of … More Oakland Roots fall 1-nil to Pittsburgh Riverhounds, marking fifth consecutive loss

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority held a special meeting on Friday, July 31, to discuss Oakland Roots’ default under its lease agreement on a balance of $1.4 million. Executive Director Henry Gardner began by saying that he felt “duped” by Roots’ default on their payment. “I felt duped. I was not blindsided; I was duped,” … More Oakland Roots’ Coliseum debt; notes from July 31 JPA special meeting

Update: Per source, Oakland Roots’ match on Saturday against Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be played at the Coliseum. It has been a tenuous situation between the Oakland Roots and Legends Global, which is a private venue operator contracted by the Joint Powers Authority. Over the past week, JPA executive director Henry Gardner has leaked information to … More Latest on Oakland Roots & the Coliseum debt

Oakland Roots suffered its fourth consecutive loss through all competitions on Saturday night, falling 3-1 to Sacramento Republic after conceding a pair of second-half goals. The result brings Oakland’s record to 5-6-6, dropping them out of playoff positioning down to ninth place, equal points with Phoenix Rising in 10th and 11th-place Las Vegas Lights. Sacramento … More Oakland Roots fade in second half of 3-1 loss to Sacramento Republic