Sassco team suffers a narrow defeat in the heat. Despite a flurry of morning injuries and last-minute drop-outs, Sassco fielded a…

Sassco team suffers a narrow defeat in the heat. Despite a flurry of morning injuries and last-minute drop-outs, Sassco fielded a…
Sassco squeezed ten players onto the Beacon of Light pitch for a charity fixture against Men Together Chester‑le‑Street. For Sassco the…

Heading along the Danube. After stumbling through Vienna, eventually gaining a good, competitive win. Retirement was contemplated before Budapest came calling…

It means everything to me. The tour began with five heading from Leeds to Bratislava — David Grundy, Garry Buck, Aman…

We’ve lost a popular comrade in Daryll Surtees. Our dear friend, Daryll Surtees first joined our five‑a‑side tournament a few years…






Previous, current and future shirts. As expected, we have comprehensive records of the shirts in the team kits worn by the various teams throughout the years. We’ve been unique. Since 1999,…

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…

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…

The icons show the team badges. These are the current teams active within the League. Sassco.co.ukManagementDavinder Sangha Redhouse RocketsManagementMickey Jones Bunker UKManagementConor Staples Downhill ImpactManagementAnthony Pearson Wear ConsultingManagementKevin Cooper Roker RoarManagementJohn…

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…

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…