As an Oaklander (living here a little over 6 months I think I can call myself that now), I am curious and looking forward to seeing if genuinely appealing to Oakland will ever make the drawing board. I know they can't compete with the Roots/Soul as far as authenticity, but so far it seems as though it's been excluded from most aspects including general marketing, appeal, and (so I hear) from a joint bid for World Cup 2026 action. I agree with what she said about not being able to appeal to everyone all the time (the Bay Area is TOUGH to do that with how different each town is), but hopefully there will be a plan in place to at some point show some special attention to each. Like the Quakes, I feel Bay FC will mostly represent San Jose or not really represent anywhere at all. Hopefully I'm wrong!
As an Oaklander (living here a little over 6 months I think I can call myself that now), I am curious and looking forward to seeing if genuinely appealing to Oakland will ever make the drawing board. I know they can't compete with the Roots/Soul as far as authenticity, but so far it seems as though it's been excluded from most aspects including general marketing, appeal, and (so I hear) from a joint bid for World Cup 2026 action. I agree with what she said about not being able to appeal to everyone all the time (the Bay Area is TOUGH to do that with how different each town is), but hopefully there will be a plan in place to at some point show some special attention to each. Like the Quakes, I feel Bay FC will mostly represent San Jose or not really represent anywhere at all. Hopefully I'm wrong!