Old stars were too old.We had a full team and all 11 turned up for the 9-a-side against a strong…
South Shields win again.
South Shields win again.
Four strong teams, but a late surge from Shields takes the title.Four evenly matched teams battled it out in a…
Vienna in 2026.
Vienna in 2026.
We’re making early plans for a trip to Vienna on 12th to 15th June 2026.Flights are connecting, but with a…
Obituary: Si Mulvaney.
Obituary: Si Mulvaney.
We’ve lost another good friend in Simon Mulvaney.Si first played for Sassco in 2007 along with the “Army Trio” of…
NEPCA comfortable winners.
NEPCA comfortable winners.
After a brief hiatus due to various Sassco events in May, June and July, the tournament made its welcome return…
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: Germany Tour update.Germany Tour update.
FC Vollkontakt 19 Sassco.co.uk 15. Futsal Lions 7 Sassco.co.uk 2. Two defeats for Sassco in the tour, but both performances were more than adequate. The team even led at one stage…
Read more: Sassco Lightning 36 Blyth Renegades 47.Sassco Lightning 36 Blyth Renegades 47.
Just pass to Jason. It was quite simple; just pass to Jason Stuart, who netted the majority of our points. It was a bit like Messi playing for Sassco 11-a-side. However,…
- Read more: Germany Tour itinerary.
Germany Tour itinerary.
Friday 17th August 11:35 – Flight fron Newcastle to Düsseldorf. 13:55 – Landing in Düsseldorf. 14:30 – Travel to Hotel Lindner Congress. 16:30 – Travel to Cageball Center. 18:00 – FC Vollkontakt…
- Read more: Swinhoe’s first goal in three years.
Swinhoe’s first goal in three years.
Muers still firing blanks. It was Sassco’s regular Summer encounter against Rutherford DFC, but the preparations were thrown into chaos, when firstly Marc McDermont claimed he couldn’t make it as he…
- Read more: Pennants at the ready!
Pennants at the ready!
For Vollkontakt and the Lions. Back in 2008, in Malta, team captain, Dave Gourlay, looked like a plum when our opponents provided us with pennants and mementos before our games. This…
Read more: Toddy’s: Patrick “Paddy” Walsh’s comments.Toddy’s: Patrick “Paddy” Walsh’s comments.
As I write my third column for Toddy’s website I’m actually at a bit of a loss as to which subject to cover, I said at the start that i wouldn’t…
Read more: Sandhill Centre SunderlandSandhill Centre Sunderland
Various friendly games for Sassco were played at the Sandhill Centre, which, at that time, was the only complex within Sunderland which has full-size 11-a-side goals on it’s artificial surface. The…
- Read more: Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium
From time to time, Sassco played at Gateshead, which at that time was one of the only full size pitches in the region with 11-a-side goals accessible during pre-season. As you…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 20 Sassco V 20.
Sassco.co.uk 20 Sassco V 20.
I think that was the score. The second training game ended in a stalemate, but nearly started off with a disaster. Dixon, finally showing his face, locked his keys in the…
- Read more: FC Vollkontakt @ Cageball Düsseldorf.
FC Vollkontakt @ Cageball Düsseldorf.
Entering the “cage” in Düsseldorf against FC Vollkontakt. Our opening game on 17th August 2012 in Germany, is against Tobias Mundt’s FC Vollkontakt team, who play in the Cageball Centre in Düsseldorf. Thanks to…
Read more: Futsal Lions Düsseldorf.Futsal Lions Düsseldorf.
It’s not long now before we undertake the tour to Germany. Our second opponents are going to be a the real deal and it’s definitely going to be a tough encounter…
- Read more: 11-a-side return against Rutherford DFC.
11-a-side return against Rutherford DFC.
Sassco 11-a-side are returning for a game against Rutherford DFC on 22nd July 2012. The game is to take place in the early afternoon and to be played at Beggarswood again.…
- Read more: Germany Tour map
Germany Tour map
The map below shows the hotel, airport, as well as the two venues at Cageball and Dusseldorf University. View Sassco.co.uk Germany Tour 2012 in a larger map
- Read more: Uniform for the Germany Tour 2012.
Uniform for the Germany Tour 2012.
Polo and zip top to accompany the Kappa shirt. We will be providing polo shirts and zip tops alongside the Kappa shirt for the tour. The polos and zip tops have…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 15 Sassco Lightning 9.
Sassco.co.uk 15 Sassco Lightning 9.
A good opening practice game for Dusseldorf saw eleven players turn up with six of them going on the tour. The team comprised of Kevin Cooper, Matthew Alldis, Matty Downs, Ed…
- Read more: Official Futsal Rules.
Official Futsal Rules.
The Playing Court 1. Dimensions: 25-42 m long x 15-25 m wide 2. Marking: 8 cm wide touchlines at the sides, goal lines at the ends, and a halfway-line across; 3 m…
- Read more: Düsseldorf practice match.
Düsseldorf practice match.
6:00pm, 21st May at Birtley Leisure Centre. The first “test match” has been scheduled for Sassco’s overseas tour. The game is indoors and played at Birtley Leisure Centre. We are looking…
Read more: Germany Tour 2012 fixtures.Germany Tour 2012 fixtures.
17th August 2012 (6:00pm) Cageball Düsseldorf v Sassco.co.uk Venue: Football-Center Düsseldorf, Ulenbergstr. 5, 40223 Düsseldorf. 3G turf 5-a-side 18th August 2012 (5:30pm) Futsal Lions Düsseldorf v Sassco.co.uk…
- Read more: Kappa shirt for the Germany Tour.
Kappa shirt for the Germany Tour.
We’re going Kappa for the Germany Tour in August of 2012. After many years with Adidas shirts, despite a brief foray into Kappa in 2008 (for our second shirts), we’ve obtained…
- Read more: Lightning 26 Lithuanian Olympic Team 114.
Lightning 26 Lithuanian Olympic Team 114.
Ian Taylor shows potential. Finally, we managed to get the game going at Gateshead Stadium (indoors obviously). We were missing a fair few players. Karl (had his young one), Simpson (football),…
