Sassco team suffers a narrow defeat in the heat. Despite a flurry of morning injuries and last-minute drop-outs, Sassco fielded a…
Defeat in the humidity. 
Defeat in the humidity.
Sassco squeezed ten players onto the Beacon of Light pitch for a charity fixture against Men Together Chester‑le‑Street. For Sassco the…
Hungary Tour 2027. 
Hungary Tour 2027.
Heading along the Danube. After stumbling through Vienna, eventually gaining a good, competitive win. Retirement was contemplated before Budapest came calling…
Victory in Vienna. 
Victory in Vienna.
It means everything to me. The tour began with five heading from Leeds to Bratislava — David Grundy, Garry Buck, Aman…
Obituary: Daryll Surtees 
Obituary: Daryll Surtees
We’ve lost a popular comrade in Daryll Surtees. Our dear friend, Daryll Surtees first joined our five‑a‑side tournament a few years…
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 6 Sunderland Deaf FC 6.Sassco.co.uk 6 Sunderland Deaf FC 6.
Charlie’s third hat-trick in as many games and Titch’s “dummy” goal! A much changed line-up saw Sassco take on Sunderland Deaf Football Club at their new venue, Sandhill Centre. Only Craig…
Read more: Squad looking threadbare.Squad looking threadbare.
Sassco 11-a-side are back in action against Sunderland DFC. This time, the game is due to take place at Sandhill Centre. The game is to be played on grass. The kick…
Read more: Ishøj Fodbold Forening – IFFIshøj Fodbold Forening – IFF
Delighted to announce our opponents in Denmark, Ishøj Fodbold Forening – IFF. Thanks to Kenneth Holm, who runs the team and is quite enthusiastic about our visit. Their Facebook page is…
Read more: Second opponent in Denmark.Second opponent in Denmark.
Second game likely to be in Ishøj. Thanks to Kenneth Holm, who works within FootballEurope.com, we have our second opponents in Denmark. The venue is likely to be Ishøj, outside Copenhagen. More…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland DFC 5.
Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland DFC 5.
Callum defies the laws of gravity and physics. It was all laughs and giggles before the game. Callum showed up around two shirt sizes bigger and managed to squeeze in the…
Read more: First definite game in Copenhagen arranged.First definite game in Copenhagen arranged.
Fixture against CBS Sport. Delighted to announce that the first game in Copenhagen, Denmark for our football tour in 2014 has been arranged. Thomas Staalager from Copenhagen Business School Sport has…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 YM Thunder 2. Sassco.co.uk 6 YM Thunder 56.Sassco.co.uk 4 YM Thunder 2. Sassco.co.uk 6 YM Thunder 56.
Win at football, lose at basketball. It was a jaunt up the A1 for Sassco against the YM Thunder, again. This time it was slightly ahead, with Ashington being the venue.…
Read more: Mel Aldis’ article on Sassco’s visit to France.Mel Aldis’ article on Sassco’s visit to France.
A fantastic article by Mel Aldis, who arranged the games in France. A brilliant take on what the “other” organiser has to go through in arranging a game. Sassco.co.uk visit the…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 9 Sunderland DFC 1.
Sassco.co.uk 9 Sunderland DFC 1.
Sassco storm back in action, but McDermont still rubbish. It always surprising to me that a team which hasn’t kicked a ball in anger since 2010, can still manage to be…
Read more: Flights for Denmark 2014.Flights for Denmark 2014.
Initial pricing for flights for Denmark in 2014. Newcastle to Copenhagen return. Fri 25 July 14 Mon 28 July 14 £ 186.68 GBP but there is no guarantee these will be available closer to…
Read more: Sassco 11-a-side against Sunderland Deaf Football Club.Sassco 11-a-side against Sunderland Deaf Football Club.
Sassco take to the 11-a-side pitch at Castle View Enterprise Academy, in Sunderland, to play against Sunderland Deaf FC. This is a re-scheduled game, as Sassco were due to play Rutherford…
- Read more: France Tour 2013 report.
France Tour 2013 report.
Sassco on tour. Dave Gourlay puts a downer on everything. Six players signed up on the dotted line for France, which was our sixth destination since 2008. The arrangements were a…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Azure: all square.Sassco.co.uk v Azure: all square.
Sassco.co.uk 7 Azure 7 | Sassco.co.uk 4 Azure 4. The final official training game for France 2013 took place at Church High School in Sunderland. The game saw a Sassco team…
Read more: Beach volleyball?Beach volleyball?
First fixture changed from football to volleyball on the beach. Due to Nice’s authorities not recognising our stature and refusing to dismantle the volleyball court and revert to football means that…
Read more: Alldis bows out. McConville returns!Alldis bows out. McConville returns!
Big shoes to fill for McConville. Unfortunately, Alldis bowed out of the tour due to a foot injury. The doctor recommended no kicking, running or jumping (as if he ever did…
- Read more: France Tour 2013 map of venues and locations.
France Tour 2013 map of venues and locations.
The venues and important locations for France 2013 are shown below. This map will be updated depending on any changes to the tour. The key venues are the soccer game locations…
Read more: Schedule for France 2013.Schedule for France 2013.
Stade de Football, venue for AngloSports Select v Sassco.co.uk. We’ve had some amendments to the schedule. Both games in France are to be played against AngloSports Select. The game on Friday,…
- Read more: How becoming a Ninja can improve your skills on the pitch
How becoming a Ninja can improve your skills on the pitch
Article provided by a freelance web writer. You may think that training to be a Kung Fu master has little or nothing to do with playing football, but you would be…
Read more: Rutherford DFC v Sassco.co.ukRutherford DFC v Sassco.co.uk
Sassco are back again with another pre-season (despite not having a season) game against Rutherford DFC. Last Summer, Sassco suffered a bit of a hammering, so an improvement is needed this…
- Read more: Denmark Tour for 2014
Denmark Tour for 2014
It’s Copenhagen! As Sassco are running out of Southern European nations, we are taking a risk and heading North to Denmark in August 2014. The flights will be from Edinburgh via…
