r/OaklandRootsSC

Based on a single season FotMob Ratings:

#1 Ottar Karlsson (2022 - 32 Games) 7.37

#2 Florian Valot (2026* - 16 Games) 7.19

#3 Juan Azócar (2022 - 36 Games) 7.18

#4 Edgardo Rito (2022 - 33 Games) 7.18

#5 Charlie Dennis (2022 - 34 Games) 7.15

#6 Memo Díaz (2024 - 31 Games ) 7.15

#7 Emrah Klimenta (2022 - 28 Games ) 7.12 

#8 José Hernández (2022 - 34 Games) 7.10

#9 Peter Wilson (2025 - 32 Games) 7.10

#10 Neveal Hackshaw (2023 - 32 Games) 7.09

#11 Daniel Barbir (2023 - 35 Games) 7.08

#12 Memo Díaz (2023 - 35 Games) 7.07

#13 Memo Díaz (2021 - 33 Games) 7.06

#14 Akeem Ward (2021 - 30 Games) 7.04

#15 Kai Greene (2021 - 25 Games) 7.04

#16 Jeciel Cedeño (2023 - 22 Games) 7.04

#17 Rafael Baca (2024 - 6 Games) 7.04

#18 Matías Fissore (2021 - 31 Games) 7.03

#19 Wolfgang Prentice (2026* - 21 Games) 7.02

#20 Alejandro Fuenmayor (2022 - 29 Games) 7.01

*Season ongoing

I haven't kept up with every game but it seems like there's been a lot of high scoring games and the Roots have been on the losing end or ending in a tie. I was at the Monterey game and I didn't notice anything bad in particular but they tied against the worst team in the division.

Wrote about the things I loved, hated, and remain unsure about after the disappointing result on Saturday.

The biggest takeaway: the growing tension between the Roots' best style of play and the roster, and where that leaves Ryan Martin down the stretch.

Based on PPG in all competitions (As of August 15, 2026) 

#1 Noah Delgado: 56G (W21-D11-L24) 1.32 PPG; Win 38%    

#2 Jordan Ferrell: 34G (W12-D8-L14) 1.29 PPG; Win 35%

#3 Benny Feilhaber: 21G (W6-D7-L8) 1.19 PPG; Win 29%

#4 Juan Guerra: 26G (W6-D12-L8) 1.15 PPG; Win 23%

#5 Gavin Glinton: 42G (W14-D5-L23) 1.12 PPG; Win 33%

#6 Ryan Martin: 25G (W6-D8-L11) 1.04 PPG; Win 24%

I think the Coliseum sounded good in the beginning but then it became clear it was too big and the novelty faded I think it was a marketing move after the A's left and they hoped they could capitalize on it. I remember seeing the prices for everything like tickets, food, and parking, and I was like oh that's not going to bring in a lot fans. Personally I would've liked if they kept playing at East Bay. I don't think there were issues at East Bay, I actually really liked that venue, it was more intimate, fans were closer, probably cheaper to play there, and they probably would easily let them back if they wanted.

Hey Roots fans,

I built a simple, free site called thepassbayarea.com to help Bay Area supporters pass unused tickets directly to other fans instead of letting them go to waste.

Started it with Bay FC and the Valkyries, but just added the Roots after a bunch of people asked for it.

If you have extra tickets to an upcoming match that you can't use, you can post them there. It runs a simple, fair lottery for fans looking to claim them right up until kickoff. Everything is completely free. The goal is to make sure seats get filled and help more people make it out to the games.

Feel free to check it out or pass along any tickets you won't be using. Appreciate any feedback!

Here is everything Ryan Martin/Tommy McCabe said following Saturday's result, notes on the team's struggles putting complete performances together, Peter Wilson benched for Bertin Jacquesson, the team's playoff hopes, David Garcia's full return, Jesus De Vicente, Julian Bravo, and Mark Fisher

Two changes including Peter Wilson on the bench. Jesus de Vicente and Bertin Jacquesson starts, and Neveal Hackshaw sits. Mark Fisher returns to the bench. Other than that, no changes.

The City of Alameda has officially scheduled a Special Meeting for Aug. 24 to discuss Oakland Roots and Soul's stadium proposal. Here's a full rundown of all the key notes regarding traffic control, parking, noise, and construction timelines

Thanks

Lindsay Barenz still has a job and the team is playing home games at Edendale Middle School.

Oakland Roots' attacking woes continued in its 1-nil loss at El Paso, now scoreless in 338 minutes of regulation. Talking Points on Oakland showing signs of life in the second half, Martin's tinkering with the lineup, Wilson, a must-win vs. Monterey, Peter Wilson, Bruno Lapa, Wolfgang Prentice, and more:

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written one of these because I was on vacation.

Saturday's loss to El Paso gave me plenty to write about.

Like so many other times this season, the Roots looked like two completely different teams in the first and second halves.

I wrote about what worked, what didn’t, and what Saturday’s lineup might tell us about Ryan Martin’s options heading into a critical stretch.

What stood out to you all?

Beat Writer Daniel Poulter's thoughts on this week's 1-9 loss.