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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…
- Read more: Spain Tour 2010 – Day 3
Spain Tour 2010 – Day 3
Professional hammering. The next day, we got a bit of an early morning hammering from our esteemed opponents, UE Sants. They were very good and played quick Futsal. Hembrough was getting…
Read more: 2008-2009 Season report.2008-2009 Season report.
Another average season from Sassco, blighted by inconsistency. Unlike previous seasons, this campaign saw some heavy defeats against teams, transformed by handsome wins or, at least, massive improvements in results and…
- Read more: Wearside Wildcats 1 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Wearside Wildcats 1 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Howe equalises as Sassco tighten up. It only really happens to Sassco. A player refusing to be captain, then the team wandering around in circles around the sports complex, looking for…
Read more: Major changes to the tour.Major changes to the tour.
Having had six so-called “guaranteed” entrants, we were narrowed down to four, due to two last minute (and expected) drop outs. This means major changes. We can’t really afford to pay…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 New Derby 3.
Sassco.co.uk 1 New Derby 3.
Second defeat in pre-season. Bit of a disaster again. Blanks up front, with shots wayward and not a Jabulani in sight. Any other shots were soft and usually direct at the…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Sassco XI 2.
Sassco.co.uk 1 Sassco XI 2.
Another defeat for the “A” team. Firstly, thanks to Dave Smith and Scott Smith for arranging the extra players: Simon Graney, Liam Murray, Nick Danks and Dan Young. Also, thanks to…
- Read more: Sassco Knightflyers 49 Sassco.co.uk 29.
Sassco Knightflyers 49 Sassco.co.uk 29.
Sangha puts Sassco 3 points ahead. That’s all that matters. Well would you believe it? Expecting a hammering, the brave Sassco bunch: Dave Smith, Dave Simpson, Mark Muers, Marc McDermont, myself…
- Read more: Hylton JFC 7 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Hylton JFC 7 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Walking wounded. Bit of a disaster. The first ever Monday evening game in the WCFL for Sassco. It didn’t start well considering we had to rely on the ever unreliable Wayne…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Times Inn 1.
Sassco.co.uk 2 Times Inn 1.
Narrow but dominant win. Champagne corks popping as Stoker misses a penalty. Chances were well missed. The loudest cheer was when Stoker stepped up and missed a penalty. The cheering came…
- Read more: The Cove 0 Sassco.co.uk 4.
The Cove 0 Sassco.co.uk 4.
Stoker busts Macca’s lip. Dave and Scott Smith, plus Campbell were missing from this expected win. It didn’t start too well. We weren’t under any real threat, but the early goal…
- Read more: Portugal Tour | Day 2.
Portugal Tour | Day 2.
FC Ferreiras 0 Sassco.co.uk 2. A more relaxed morning. The long day the night before took it out of us. Si and Hembrough were having breakfast at a place called Betty…
- 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: 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: Newcastle BT 5 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Newcastle BT 5 Sassco.co.uk 1.
The traffic beats the Tash. On a busy Saturday afternoon, both main routes into Cramlington from our side of the county were struggling with road works. I chose both the wrong…
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.co.uk 12 Rutherford DFC 4.
Sassco.co.uk 12 Rutherford DFC 4.
An impressive result on everyones day off. The Sunday games closer to the season start pose a bit of a problem for me in getting a squad together. Most of the…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Redhouse FC 2.Sassco.co.uk 1 Redhouse FC 2.
Pre-season in full swing as Sassco let a 1-0 lead slip. The so called regular cup game against Redhouse FC didn’t materialise during the season, so we managed to get it…
Read more: Portugal Tour shirt.Portugal Tour shirt.
The new Portugal Tour 2009 shirt is as shown in the image. The brand is Adidas (obviously) and the sizes are based on the requests made by the individual player. The…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 Country Park Inn 2
Sassco.co.uk 4 Country Park Inn 2
An amazing four goals for Jimmy Raeper. I read a mini-riot act prior to the game, threatening those with outstanding subs to pay up or be benched. Also, the threat was…
