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Read more: Sassco’s first win since July.Sassco’s first win since July.
Sangha defies Bell, Walker, Anderson and co. (Kyle wasn’t that good). Sassco.co.uk 2 WWC 0.The last game of the night sprung a surprise. Sangha drafted in two ex-Hendon players, McConville and…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 The Saltgrass 3.Sassco.co.uk 3 The Saltgrass 3.
Anth Pearson saves Greenwell’s job. Greenwell’s job was hanging by a thread and it took Anth Pearson, a player I and Neil Richardson had discarded during our reigns in the past…
- Read more: Portugal Tour | Day 1.
Portugal Tour | Day 1.
Juventude Sport Campinense 1 Sassco.co.uk 1. As expected, the paranoia kicked in about 6:00pm on the Thursday evening. I must have sent around seven or eight (or more) texts to everyone…
- Read more: Venue change for Ferreira’s game.
Venue change for Ferreira’s game.
As mentioned earlier, for the second game (on Saturday), we will now be on 3G turf now, as FC Ferreira’s first team will be playing on the main pitch. We’ll probably…
- Read more: Sunday afternoon bar.
Sunday afternoon bar.
We play our host, Gary Thomas’ team on Sunday just before lunchtime. Afterwards, we’ll be at the Bar Solar Da Palanicie near the football pitch at Alfamar where we can celebrate…
- Read more: Hospitality in Portugal on Friday.
Hospitality in Portugal on Friday.
After our late game on Friday (the day we land in Portugal), we’ve been invited into the restaurant/bar in the Imortal Stadium, as they have put on chicken and chips for after the match. Cost…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Arms City Coachworks 5.
Sassco.co.uk 3 Arms City Coachworks 5.
2-0 up, then 4-2 and 4-3 down. Poor second half. Disappointing game, really. We were 2-0 ahead, but succumbed to a quick response and then a difficult second half. Both teams…
- Read more: Fusion and WWC both comfortable.
Fusion and WWC both comfortable.
Josh Lay scores a brilliant single goal to outshine Kurt Baxendale’s double hat-trick. WWC 3 Sassco.co.uk 1 Stevie “Borat” Anderson fired in an accurate shot through Wayne Greenwell’s gangly legs to…
- Read more: The Saltgrass 2 Sassco.co.uk 2.
The Saltgrass 2 Sassco.co.uk 2.
Sassco are beginning to played a refined version of the Dutch “Total Football” system. Refined as in they do what the f**k they want sometimes. We were missing a few. Steve…
- Read more: Downhill shock the leaders.
Downhill shock the leaders.
“Ancient” Steve Lawson megs Rikki Kennedy to lay Kev McCluskey on for his equaliser. Redhouse Fusion 1 Downhill Impact 1.An amazing result from the rapidly improving Downhill team. Redhouse Fusion were…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Houghton Town 3.Sassco.co.uk 1 Houghton Town 3.
Good effort, but nothing to show for it. Despite the negative scoreline, it was Sassco’s best 90 minute performance after two poor opening games. But, being realistic, it was just another…
- Read more: Six points for Wear Consulting
Six points for Wear Consulting
Thunder still on top, but Fusion closing in. Wear Consulting 3 Hendon Rovers 0 match awardedHendon Rovers were unable to field a team, so Wear Consulting received the three points. Hendon…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Cambridge Hotel 2.
Sassco.co.uk 0 Cambridge Hotel 2.
An opening day disaster in every sense of the term. We were already quite short. Gourlay and Graham were missing. Tim and Campbell weren’t there and Marky Mark was also absent.…
- Read more: Thundercats are go!
Thundercats are go!
Tyson reaches the summit and wants to stay there. Town End Thunder 7 Sassco.co.uk 2It was shocking that goalkeeper Simpson, despite carrying an injury got Sassco’s goals, but more shocking that…
- Read more: West Auckland 8 Sassco.co.uk 0.
West Auckland 8 Sassco.co.uk 0.
The enemy within strikes. William Harper’s task as the newly installed Team Coach was to restrict the score to no more than eight goals. Admittedly, this was said in jest as…
Read more: Dave Graham takes on Cheltenham Town.Dave Graham takes on Cheltenham Town.
Our very own Dave Graham single handily (his own words) took on a mainly youth based Cheltenham Town FC in a friendly for his Royal Corps of Signals team. He wasn’t…
- Read more: Sassco and Downhill get their first wins.
Sassco and Downhill get their first wins.
Controversial “goal” gives Sassco their first points. The third day of Season 14 took place amidst a downpour. Sassco.co.uk 4 Wear Consulting 2When the downpour began, Sassco were coasting at 2-0…
- Read more: Three see red!
Three see red!
Tyson, Richardson and Mouat are dismissed in Town End’s 2-0 win. One more team was added to the League to take the total up to a healthy nine teams. Darren Duggan…
- Read more: Forest Hall FC 4 Sassco.co.uk 6.
Forest Hall FC 4 Sassco.co.uk 6.
3-0 down. Simma the Legend, McConville the Hero, Stoker the Albanian. An away trip up North to Geordie Land. The Tyne Tunnel was closed, so it was the long way around.…
- Read more: A great start to Season 14.
A great start to Season 14.
An unexpected win for Hendon over Town End. A great start to Season 14. After the doom and gloom over the last few weeks, the original five teams which battled in…
