Welcome to a new series of RootsBlog, where I expand on some talking points and takeaways following matches. Oakland Roots suffered a rough 3-nil loss at the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, resulting in them slipping to 9th place in the Western Conference standings and currently out of playoff position. Here are our Oakland talking … Continue reading Talking Points: Roots’ offensive decisions, Tamacas & Hackshaw’s impact, Trayvone Reid, Memphis 901 opportunity