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Saturday’s draw with Monterey Bay played out like so many previous Roots’ matches. The Roots looked dangerous when they pressed, attacked quickly, and played in transition in the first half. They looked vulnerable in the second. The result highlighted both further evidence for the blueprint for the Roots’ success and the recurring issues that continue … More Oakland Roots vs. Monterey Bay FC: What I loved, hated, and remain unsure about

Oakland Coliseum: The 2026 Oakland Roots season isn’t over yet, but after Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw with last-place Monterey Bay FF, it truly feels that the five-point gap between the Oakland Roots and the playoff line seems insurmountable. Is that probably an overreaction to the last two months? Probably, but currently I have no evidence … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Monterey Bay FC

Oakland Roots dropped points after holding an initial 1-nil lead over Monterey Bay FC, resulting in a 1-1 draw after the visitors scored in the 77th minute. The result pushes Roots’ winless streak to seven league games and eight overall, becoming the club’s second-longest streak without victory since going 11 matches at the start of … More Oakland Roots drop lead in 1-1 tie with Monterey Bay FC

The City of Alameda has officially scheduled a special meeting on August 24 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss Oakland Roots and Soul’s 8,000-seat modular stadium proposal at its training facility on Harbor Bay Parkway. In addition to Oakland Roots hosting 20 to 24 soccer matches annually, they are calling for Soul SC to host five … More City of Alameda sets Aug. 24 special meeting to discuss Oakland Roots’ stadium

Is This a Must-Win for the Roots? Looking at the Western Conference standings, the Roots currently sit in 10th place with 22 points. They trail 8th place Las Vegas Lights by four points and are within six points of 5th place Lexington SC. Still, things look more dire when you consider the fact that the … More Three Questions for Oakland Roots Against Monterey Bay FC

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