It was not fun to be a Roots fan on Tuesday night. I went to the game alone – too humiliated to ask my partner or a friend to spend money on any Roots game, let alone a weeknight – and sat in GA Section 130. I climbed over the seats from Row 30 to … More Opinion: Why Oakland Roots aren’t fun anymore and why Benny Feilhaber should be back
The Oakland Roots have signed attacker José Luis Sinisterra on a free transfer. Sinisterra, a Colombian native who last played for Club Sportivo Trinidense in Paraguay, is already training with the team and will hopefully be ready to play in the final 10 regular season matchups. An addition down the stretch will be a welcome … More Overanalyzing José Luis Sinisterra’s YouTube Compilations
Oakland Roots have been bound to come back down to Earth, cratering back to reality in a 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. If Gavin Glinton’s Roots were due for a set back, Bob Lilley’s Riverhounds were far overdue success. The ‘Hounds had been held scoreless in their previous six matches, before the Roots defense … More Oakland Roots’ record-loss in Pittsburgh: Reactions, analysis, and what needs to happen
Oakland Roots beat Louisville City 1-0, and the USL’s top side in points and goals leave Hayward with neither. The cleansheetless streak feels so distant. Now, 4-0-0 in his time as interim head coach, Gavin Glinton is helping turn Pioneer Stadium into a fortress. “Being able to represent this club, the Bay Area, Oakland, and … More Oakland Roots move into 2nd with big 1-0 win over Louisville City; the response, defense, more
Roots are back. After a sloppy start saw them fall down 0-1 after just five minutes, the heavily rotated Oakland squad kept the good times rolling, leaving El Paso Locomotive at the bottom of the table in a 2-1 come-from-behind win. The result moves Oakland to third in the Western Conference, becoming the third win … More The good times roll in Oakland Roots’ 2-1 comeback win over El Paso
The Oakland Roots are on a winning streak for the first time since last July. They managed to hang onto a 1-0 win in Tulsa, where Miche-Naider Chéry got the start at striker for the injured Johnny Rodriguez and bagged his second goal of the season. FC Tulsa outshot the Roots 17-8, but only managed … More Oakland Roots Trimester Assessment
Oakland Roots got back in the win column on Saturday night with its 2-1 victory over Orange County. However, OC’s goal meant Roots have allowed a goal in each of their last 22 USL Championship games. In this time, you’ve seen Paul Blanchette’s wall come tumbling down 43 times and Tim Syrel’s bails ransacked … More 22 Goal Salute: Ranking the most upsetting goals since Oakland Roots’ last clean sheet
Oakland Roots fall 1-0 at home to Monterey Bay FC, marking the third consecutive game Roots have failed to score and 17th consecutive game without keeping a clean sheet, bringing their record to 1-3-3. Then things went bad. After the full time whistle in Hayward, nearly the entire rosters of Oakland and Monterey Bay FC … More Oakland Roots suffer third consecutive loss, culminating in postgame brawl with Monterey Bay FC
Roots and Soul and are full-steam ahead on the Malibu Lot Stadium, while the potential for playing in the Oakland Coliseum still remains On Saturday, January 13, Oakland Roots and Soul SC and Alameda County Department of Environmental Health (ACDEH) community had an information session regarding developments on the Malibu Lot Stadium for fans and locals. … More An Overview of the Roots and Soul Stadium Town Hall – “We Don’t Foresee Any Obstacles We Can’t Overcome”
In the span of a few weeks, the Oakland Roots SC have squandered a driver’s seat towards hosting a playoff game. Following a 3-1 loss to Orange County SC, with just two games left, they find themselves slumping towards losing an opportunity to even participate in the postseason. Just like against San Antonio FC on … More Match Analysis: Where things went wrong in Oakland Roots’ 3-1 loss to Orange County SC