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Read more: St. Georges FC 9 Sassco.co.uk 6.St. Georges FC 9 Sassco.co.uk 6.
Leading twice, but then Dixon…. The second game was our last game as a group of 4 (in a 5-a-side tour – as Tim still hadn’t turned up). We needed some…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Alana FC
Sassco.co.uk v Alana FC
Opening game of Futsal. Thanks to Periklis Perikleous from the Alana Sports Center, we have arranged a game on the day we land. It’s an outdoor futsall encounter, similar to the one we…
- Read more: Woven Inc Winners in January!
Woven Inc Winners in January!
Woven Inc narrowly take the January Title. Season 21 kicked off with the January Tournament. Four teams took part: Clearly Drinks FC, CD Reds, Sassco.co.uk and Woven Inc. Redhouse Fusion were…
- Read more: Clearly Drinks WLC Cup
Clearly Drinks WLC Cup
Sassco’s first trophy since 2011. Despite being disadvantaged with a tight squad, tight as in only 5 players, Sassco worked their way past two games to take the tournament. This included…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Iceland still unbeaten against England. It was all square at Sassco’s third encounter at the Stadium of Light. A loss in 2016, a win in 2017 and now a draw in…
- Read more: Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
The English lose on penalties (as expected). We were greeted by heavy security at Ben Gurion airport. There were missile silos all around the airport and in the distance, we heard…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2
McDermont concussed – wakes up thinking he’s Danny Dichio. It was when he was off getting no treatment that we scored the winner. The game was up and down up to…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Finally, we managed to get a win, However, the circumstances were all too familiar, with new faces coming in, but this time slotting in perfectly. Team talk was just about who…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Absolute Home Improvements 1
Sassco.co.uk 1 Absolute Home Improvements 1
Disputed penalty, and it wasn’t McDermont this time. A solid performance, again, from Sassco against, arguably, the strongest team in the competition. We were up against it and had three enforced…
Read more: Near miss in the final moments in Iceland.Near miss in the final moments in Iceland.
Tired legs took effect the following day, as we faced an identical schedule, which was increasingly gruelling. Also, the majority of the team were out on the lash until around 4am…
- Read more: Opening game v South Tyne Building Supplies
Opening game v South Tyne Building Supplies
Sassco return to action on the 3rd June at 10am against South Tyne Building Supplies. Squad has been confirmed with the following players: 1. Davinder Sangha 2. Chris Dixon 3. Marc…
Read more: Stadium of Light Rules, Itinerary and Terms and ConditionsStadium of Light Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions
The rules and regulations for Play on the Pitch 2017 have been passed on from Sunderland AFC. Those who took part last year, will know what to expect. Rules of Play…
Read more: 3-5-Who?3-5-Who?
A hastily arranged game against Mark Muers’ U35 team, Washington United FC. We really cobbled a team together. High hopes were for the Stadium of Light team, but Smith, Sangha, Dixon,…
Read more: Defeated again; Dave Gourlay not happy.Defeated again; Dave Gourlay not happy.
Plenty of dinosaurs were dug out for Sassco’s difficult game against O’Briens, a team organised by Steve Farrer (himself a rare dinosaur), and containing a lot of ex-Redhouse FC players. For…
Read more: Geneva Tournament 2016 – Sassco.co.uk finish in 2nd place.Geneva Tournament 2016 – Sassco.co.uk finish in 2nd place.
After a bad night’s sleep, the next morning, we headed into the city centre again for a bite to eat and then headed to a market. A local said it was…
Read more: McDermont Disaster!McDermont Disaster!
Confidence was sky high, but then Dixon announced he was unavailable, which meant McDermont hopped on board, alongside He Who Can’t Be Named, which meant it was a geriatric forward duo,…
Read more: Wayne Greenwell: My point of view – Being diagnosed and treated for Cancer.Wayne Greenwell: My point of view – Being diagnosed and treated for Cancer.
“Nothing is impossible, you just haven’t done it yet. Dreams are hard to achieve, otherwise they wouldn’t be a dream. In the darkest of hours when all seems hopeless, that’s when…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 5 Sunderland Deaf FC 2.Sassco.co.uk 5 Sunderland Deaf FC 2.
McDermont’s 35 yard “screamer”. Our bi- or tri-annual game against Sunderland AFC’s Deaf team took place at Chester-Le-Street, and shockingly, we had more than a full turn out. A total of…
Read more: Team Coulson: walkover!Team Coulson: walkover!
Anth Mouat returns with a dog whistle. Redhouse Fusion 5 Sassco.co.uk 4. A depleted Fusion team, without Quinn, Lay or Wooton, took on a strong Sassco team, so it was quite…
- Read more: Redhouse Fusion back to where they left off.
Redhouse Fusion back to where they left off.
Approximately 1525 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 26 seconds, or 4 years, 2 months, 5 days since Season 16 ended (back in 2011), Season 17 kicked off in similar fashion. Sassco…
