A club source indicates that the Oakland Roots are set to hire Gavin Glinton as its next first assistant on interim head coach Noah Delgado’s staff. He’ll replace Mikey Hannon on the staff, who is Project 51O’s head coach and is ramping up for the fall season this month. Delgado’s staff for the foreseeable future … More Oakland Roots hiring Gavin Glinton as assistant coach
Oakland Roots succumbed to a 1-nil loss to Sacramento Republic at Heart Health Park, marking the first loss in seven meetings between the two sides for Roots. Both teams are now 1-5-1 in the series. On Saturday, Republic did well to limit clear looks at goal, notably in the first half. Oakland finished with 10 … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots fall 1-0 to Sacramento Republic
WHAT A GAME, WHAT A TEAM! The Noah Delgado era has only just begun, and begun with a bang, but the Roots have very little time to come down off of their MASSIVE 3-1 away win over San Diego before heading off for their second(?) away fixture of the season against Sacramento. That match will … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (August 27, 2022)
That was arguably the biggest win of the season for Oakland Roots, coming back from a 1-nil deficit to win 3-1 over San Diego Loyal with goals by Juan Carlos Azocar, Emrah Klimenta, and the dagger by Edgardo Rito in the 88th minute. All of the odds were stacked against interim head coach Noah Delgado … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Noah Delgado gets first win in dramatic 3-1 comeback over San Diego Loyal
Roots’ new interim head coach Noah Delgado’s staff has been a question since the organization parted ways with Juan Guerra. Per a club source, the following members will be alongside Delgado for Wednesday’s game against San Diego Loyal. Interim first assistant Mikey Hannon Goal keeper coach Peter Davis Strength and Conditioning coach Jeronimo Aimar The … More Updated Oakland Roots coaching staff going forward
Roots travel to San Diego for the Wednesday night matchup on the 24th at 7:00 p.m. Coming off of only one game in the last 28 days, the Roots have mostly seen their rivals for the last playoff positions flounder, leaving the Roots’ destiny largely in their own hands. However, some stuff happened this week, … More San Diego Loyal vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (August 24, 2022)
A huge development occurred on Thursday with Oakland Roots announcing that they have placed coach Juan Guerra on administrative leave. This comes shortly after Phoenix Rising FC mutually parted ways with Rick Schantz on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the blog has been informed that Phoenix has been engaged in discussions with Guerra without permission while he is … More Oakland Roots place Juan Guerra under administrative leave following discussions with Phoenix Rising FC in a disruptive manner
The Oakland Roots host Phoenix Rising at 7:00 p.m. this evening at Laney College, which means the match will only be on ESPN+ and not KTVU Plus as well. Between the short week, and things going somewhat crazy in my life (trying to buy a house lmao wtf), this is going to be essentially a … More Oakland Roots vs. Phoenix Rising – Match Preview (July 27, 2022)
What a game last weekend! Roots are coming in hot, with eleven goals in their last four games (ten in their last three in which they kept all their players on the field). This is a magnitude of firepower that most clubs simply cannot repel. I just dropped this stat in my chat with Aaron … More Oakland Roots vs. Las Vegas Lights – Match Preview (July 23, 2022)
Oakland Roots put together its best performance of the season on Saturday at Laney College, demolishing the visiting El Paso Locomotive 4-nil with all four goals in the first half. They defeat the fifth-place team in the Western Conference in El Paso, which allowed four goals in previous eight games combined walking into the game, … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots beat El Paco Locomotive 4-nil with all first-half goals