Six confirmed.The next tournament takes place at Washington Galleries Leisure Centre on 17th March 2026 starting at 7pm and finishing…

Six confirmed.The next tournament takes place at Washington Galleries Leisure Centre on 17th March 2026 starting at 7pm and finishing…

Kick off before breakfast at 9am.We’ve done it, we managed to get enough for a daytime game, albeit a 9:00am…

Another competitive game v MADAS ended in a opening win for Sassco, while MADAS comfortable won the second game.After the…

Seven confirmed, with another two to be confirmed.The squad is taking shape for Austria, where we’ll be playing two 7-a-side…

Old stars were too old.We had a full team and all 11 turned up for the 9-a-side against a strong…





Flights The flights are by easyJet and take off from Newcastle. Friday 16 OctoberCheck in opens Fri 16 Oct 04:20 Closes Fri 16 Oct 05:40 We need to ensure that we…

01 Dave Smith Returns as goalkeeper for the tour. Currently playing for Sassco on Saturday when the manager gets one of his sadistic moments and forces Simpson to play outfield. An…

A good second half is thwarted by missed chances. I was the first one there. I arrive long before kick off at around 4:50pm and instead of twiddling with my dipstick,…

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The venue we use is the Washington Leisure Centre, run by Everyone Active, based on the other side of Asda in the centre of Washington Galleries. This brand-new centre was opened…

The newly built Downhill Hub has replaced the previous Community North Sports Complex, and lies on the north west City boundary PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED A QR CODE TO…

The best performance this season, with a rare full-strength team. The team pictured prior to the game in the new Adidas second shirts (previously worn against The Fort in our home…

A misunderstood soul. Gareth Brazier first popped into life as a referee in the Sassco League. Being one of the youngest there, he had his fair share of abuse (the majority…

Shopping, drinking and it actually rained! The Monday was coming back day. Me, Macca, Cressy and Dave Smith spent it shopping around. The Maltese roads and pavements were shocking. Digga, in…

Best performance so far, but second half lack of fitness shows The third and final game took us to the evening on Sunday. As everyone had a late, late night, we…

Hembrough opens the account, but everyone else is out of it I was utterly convinced that out of the thousands of flights from Newcastle to all over, ours would be the…

2-0 down, Dave Graham injured – could it get worse? A bit of a clanger of a game. After last week’s heroics, we could present a full team with the additions…

Miserable weather, but our highest ever score. Despite it lashing down, despite the opponents turning up late and despite Emu, somehow, being squeezed into our new Kappa red shirts, we took…

Original 6-a-side leagues at Downhill – 1999 to 2015 These were the regular 6-a-side leagues which took place at the old Community North Sports Complex from 1999 to 2015. There was…

and meeting Bob Houghton – only Billy Harper can compare. I saw a bit of a logistical nightmare in my trip to the Maldives. I knew India were due to play…

The heavens open as Sassco score seven in the second half. Technically, this was our third pre-season game, but with the mini-break, it seemed as if it was a new start…

Two goals in the last five minutes avoids the dreaded toss of a coin decider. Our regular Cup game against the newly crowned Champions, Redhouse FC. I initiated it last season…