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Read more: B Town FC too good for the rest.B Town FC too good for the rest.
3 straightforward wins out of 3. After the expanded 7-team tournament in August, we reverted to a compact 4-team tournament. Sassco.co.uk kicked off against the new boys, B Town FC and…
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Read more: Sunderland West End: points ahead.Sunderland West End: points ahead.
The only unbeaten team in 8 games. An unusual tournament in which six of the seven teams taking part hadn’t entered any previous tournaments. The seventh team was Sassco.co.uk as always,…
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Read more: Memory lane: Northern Alliance opponents in 2009.Memory lane: Northern Alliance opponents in 2009.
The traffic beats the Tash, and a 5-1 defeat. Sassco traditionally had a huge pre-season programme – sometimes up to 10 games. We usually played higher level teams, but always enjoyed…
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Read more: Cracks beginning to show for Harrison.Cracks beginning to show for Harrison.
But they still triumph in the third tournament of 2020. Harrison’s men triumphed again, but were held in their final game by debutantes, Langley Park. However, the three 2-1 victories in…
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Read more: Carpet Centres take the August Tournament.Carpet Centres take the August Tournament.
Murton sells his team name, but remains triumphant, despite conceding a penalty. As Fusion were out, the way was clear for Shakthar Sunderland to clean sweep the August Tournament, which was…
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Read more: A triumphant return to the Downhill Complex.A triumphant return to the Downhill Complex.
Shakhtar Sunderland win the Season 22 February Tournament at Downhill. Sassco ended as a regular league on a cold, wet and generally miserable day back in 2011 at the Downhill Complex,…
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Read more: Retro football shirts for saleRetro football shirts for sale
Retro and vintage football shirts have been a keen interest of mine. The Sassco team has always used unique tops from Adidas to the current variation by Kappa. We also have…
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Read more: A.M. Fair Game FC 14 Sassco.co.uk 10.A.M. Fair Game FC 14 Sassco.co.uk 10.
And then there were three. Chris Dixon, who last watched SAFC when they were in the Champions League, sipping champagne in the corporate boxes, decided that it was really important that…
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Read more: Tournament at A.M. Fair Game.Tournament at A.M. Fair Game.
Saturday tournament at A.M. Fair Game. Thanks to Andreas Menelaou from A.M. Fair Game for arranging a mini tournament on Saturday afternoon. We’ll be playing St. Georges (again), Analósima FC and Legend FC.…
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Read more: Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.
Brian “What’s the Sunderland score?” Watson returns. Even more dinosaurs were dug up, with Brian Watson, the esteemed Sassco.co.uk 11-a-side Secretary, putting together the Clearly Drinks team to be added to…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2
That’s 25 goals scored in two games Shockingly, after the last game’s dirty drop outs, all 12 turned up for this one, and it was in distant Durham. Stubba and Muers…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.
Drop outs; panic attacks; vintage players returning and a handsome victory. The usual for Sassco. 12 announced and then slowly whittled back to around 10 – but what a 10! Before…
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Read more: SNCBC and Fusion on top.SNCBC and Fusion on top.
Sassco balls, Gary Jackson and Fatboy make a comeback. The league’s first set of games were last played in April, so it was good to be back in the sun at…
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Read more: Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.
Slightly older, but worthy winners. The regular league at Downhill ended back in 2011 on a cold, wet and miserable February evening, concluding 17 seasons of weekly football. Since then, a…
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Read more: The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018
Sassco cruised through the group, but eliminated in the knock-out stage. A far better performance this year, with the team comprising of Kevin Cooper, Curtis Newbold, Davinder Sangha, Aden Bannister and Jake Dyke. Game…
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Read more: Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018
The rules and regulations for Play on the Pitch 2018 have been passed on from Sunderland AFC. Those who took part last year, will know what to expect. Rules of Play…
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Read more: Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018
3 Absent, but 3 in. Delighted to have confirmed 11 Sassco players for the Play on the Pitch event at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, in May 2018. The team is scheduled…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOLSassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOL
Our first overseas guests? Not 100% confirmed, but Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, a semi-professional side which defeated Sassco in the Iceland Tour 2017 in one game (Sassco won the other) are looking to travel…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4
Avoiding the wire above the pitch and Bear avoiding the goal. There were a couple of challenges in our repeat game v Sunderland Deaf: Avoiding hitting the two pieces of wire…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
The Harpers return and both last a full game (nearly). Our O35’s 11-a-side adventure ended in a whimper, so it was good to be invited to a full 90 minute session…