On to Oakland

The Tide head to The Coliseum to take on the Oakland Roots

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Ryan Healey
April 05, 2025

With RIFC playing today’s match in the historic Oakland Coliseum, I’d love to make some nods to great Greek battles or one of my favorite movies of all time Gladiator (not Gladiator II). Unfortunately, both team’s seasons so far have mostly resembled a Greek Tragedy.

Two teams, zero wins, 10th and 12th places in their conferences. Not great Bob! Will Athena bless The Tide with the wisdom to not make defensive mistakes? Will Artemis look over our transitions in attack? Will JJ Williams reappear as Hercules and win the day?

At the end of the day, hopefully it is RIFC who is blessed by Nike, the goddess of victory. Lets all pray to Poseidon that The Tide is high.

If you somehow made it through that, make sure to join the Defiance 1636 at The Guild in Pawtucket for this one! Win, lose or draw it’s always a great time.

Lord of the Tides

With such a stellar March, I know that everyone was on the edge of their seat on who was going to win the coveted Lord of the Tides this month. Check out Andrew’s Tide Chart below where he dives into why JJ Williams was the worthy (and probably only eligible) recipient for this month’s award.

The Tide Chart – March 2025 - Tide Talk

Welcome back to The Tide Chart, Rhode Island FC faithful. After a long offseason, the tides have turned once again as we embark on our sophomore USL Championship campaign. The first month of the season has brought with it the excitement of fresh beginnings, but also the stark reality of early-season challenges as our boys […]

tidetalkri.com/2025/04/02/the-tide-chart-march-2025

Open Cup Draw

In other RIFC news, The Tide have entered the US Open Cup in the third round of the tournament against none other than the Portland Hearts of Pine. Matt Hands dives into the draw and why so many of us are excited to make the trip up to Maine.

RIFC draw Portland Hearts of Pine in Round 3 of the US Open Cup - Tide Talk

That’s it. That’s the title. RIFC have drawn Portland Hearts of Pine in the US Open Cup. While we all knew there was a very high chance of this happening, it looks like it was already “pre-determined” based on region. Being the only two New England teams in the competition at this stage, it does […]

tidetalkri.com/2025/04/03/rifc-draw-portland-hearts-of-pine-in-round-3-of-the-us-open-cup

To the Content:

Sticking with Mr. Hands, check out his Prematch Beacon getting us ready for this one.

The Prematch Lookout: Oakland Roots vs RIFC - 4/5/2025 - Tide Talk

RIFC head west to California for a meeting with Oakland Roots at 4pm on Saturday. RIFC come into the game on the back of a….let’s just say “underwhelming” performance at Loudoun United that saw the team lose 2-0. Meanwhile, Oakland just earned their first point of the season in 4 games with a 0-0 draw […]

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The 🐐 has you covered as always with his Pre-Match Essentials on Reddit. Give. Him. An Upvote.

Pre-Match Essentials | Rhode Island FC @ Oakland Roots SC | Sat Apr 5, 2025 4 PM ET

Golden State Grind: RIFC Travels to Oakland Seeking First Win. Rhode Island FC is back on the road this Saturday, April 5, heading west to historic Oakland Coliseum for a 4 PM ET clash with Oakland Roots SC.

www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIslandFC/comments/1jrm5np/prematch_essentials_rhode_island_fc_oakland_roots

Matt and I sat down with Jonathan from RootsBlog to get the opposition take on this one. Jonathan is one of our favorite guests that we’ve had on the show and RootsBlog is a big inspiration for what we’re doing on the Tide Talk site.

Up The Tide!

Ryan & the Tide Talk Team