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: 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),…
- Read more: Nine players set for Düsseldorf.
Nine players set for Düsseldorf.
Three debutantes alongside four regulars and two returnees. The tour is now fully booked and paid for. The flight takes off just before lunchtime on Friday, the 17th August 2012, from…
Read more: Futsal Lions Düsseldorf v Sassco.co.uk.Futsal Lions Düsseldorf v Sassco.co.uk.
First game arranged for Germany! Thanks to Sascha Mizra, Chairman of Futsal Lions Düsseldorf eV, we’ve managed to arrange our first game in Germany. The fixture is due to be played…
Read more: Hotel for Düsseldorf.Hotel for Düsseldorf.
Düsseldorf hotel with an indoor pool. This business-friendly hotel is located in Dusseldorf, close to Esprit Arena, Museum Kunst Palast, and Dusseldorf Art Academy. Local attractions also include City Hall and…
Read more: Dusseldorf in Germany.Dusseldorf in Germany.
The next tour has been confirmed as Germany and Dusseldorf to be precise. The flights details and costs are as follows: Fri 17 Aug 11:35 – 13:55 Newcastle to Dusseldorf LH3455…
- Read more: Italy Tour 2011 – Day 2.
Italy Tour 2011 – Day 2.
Day 2 saw the team a bit more relaxed. We had an afternoon game and spent the whole day until then wallowing in the pool in obscenely hot weather. This time…
- Read more: Italy Tour 2011 – Day 1.
Italy Tour 2011 – Day 1.
Me and Dave hurtled down to Leeds Bradford Airport in the dark, along Ridge Racer type roads. Dave soon got the nerves and felt like crap (as well as wanting to…
Read more: Squeaky bum time…Squeaky bum time…
The tour is all set to go. We’re travelling down and up to Leeds Bradford in the morning and should land in Venice at around 11:00am, unless the following can happen: …
- Read more: Sassco Lightning basketball team.
Sassco Lightning basketball team.
Ready to shoot some hoops in a league. After spending the last ten years in football leagues, Sassco have introduced their own basketball team: Sassco Lightning, to take part in…
- Read more: Two defeats out of two.
Two defeats out of two.
Painful defeat in the searing heat. Age takes it’s toll. So, He Who Cannot Be Named didn’t actually turn up. Campbell then refused to show complaining about “gayness.” Eventually, my team…
- Read more: Sassco ARE back…
Sassco ARE back…
…but nothing’s really changed. Isn’t it fab when a bunch of mates can get together and decide to have a random game of football. Had a quick glance around and we…
- Read more: Sassco 11-a-side are back!
Sassco 11-a-side are back!
The regular 11-a-side team may be a distant memory after a disastrous final season, but the bulk of the side over the last few years is making a comeback in the…
