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: A.M. Fair Game FC 14 Sassco.co.uk 10.A.M. Fair Game FC 14 Sassco.co.uk 10.
And then there were three. Chris Dixon, who last watched SAFC when they were in the Champions League, sipping champagne in the corporate boxes, decided that it was really important that…
- Read more: Brief modern history of Cyprus.
Brief modern history of Cyprus.
Yes, it’s Sassco on Tour again. This time, to Cyprus, which was our first choice destination back in 2007, when we only managed to get 10 people paying, before abandoning and…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Alana FC
Sassco.co.uk v Alana FC
Opening game of Futsal. Thanks to Periklis Perikleous from the Alana Sports Center, we have arranged a game on the day we land. It’s an outdoor futsall encounter, similar to the one we…
- Read more: Tournament at A.M. Fair Game.
Tournament at A.M. Fair Game.
Saturday tournament at A.M. Fair Game. Thanks to Andreas Menelaou from A.M. Fair Game for arranging a mini tournament on Saturday afternoon. We’ll be playing St. Georges (again), Analósima FC and Legend FC.…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk v St. Georges FC
Sassco.co.uk v St. Georges FC
Friday night game at A.M. Fair Game. Thanks to Nick Cairns from St. Georges FC. We have the Friday night game confirmed at the A.M. Fair Game Sports Center v St.…
- Read more: Venue confirmed in Paphos.
Venue confirmed in Paphos.
Fair Game Sports Center We’re caged in Paphos, with the venue: Fair Game, agreeing to arrange some games for us (opponents TBC). I’ve requested the fences to be increased in height…
- Read more: Woven Inc Winners in January!
Woven Inc Winners in January!
Woven Inc narrowly take the January Title. Season 21 kicked off with the January Tournament. Four teams took part: Clearly Drinks FC, CD Reds, Sassco.co.uk and Woven Inc. Redhouse Fusion were…
- Read more: Redhouse Fusion win Season 20.
Redhouse Fusion win Season 20.
Three expected wins in the final day seal it. The season finally ended – seven months after starting. The way forward will be one-off tournaments as the commitment is easier. Redhouse…
- Read more: Clearly Drinks WLC Cup
Clearly Drinks WLC Cup
Sassco’s first trophy since 2011. Despite being disadvantaged with a tight squad, tight as in only 5 players, Sassco worked their way past two games to take the tournament. This included…
- Read more: Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.
Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.
Brian “What’s the Sunderland score?” Watson returns. Even more dinosaurs were dug up, with Brian Watson, the esteemed Sassco.co.uk 11-a-side Secretary, putting together the Clearly Drinks team to be added to…
- Read more: Sassco victorious against the Israelis in London.
Sassco victorious against the Israelis in London.
Four straight wins for the posh version of Sassco. Tiger Tim is a bit of an enigma when it comes to Sassco. He made his debut on the 21st January 2006,…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2
Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2
That’s 25 goals scored in two games Shockingly, after the last game’s dirty drop outs, all 12 turned up for this one, and it was in distant Durham. Stubba and Muers…
- Read more: Sassco in 2019 means football in Paphos, Cyprus.
Sassco in 2019 means football in Paphos, Cyprus.
Preparations for Cyprus in 2019. The squad isn’t getting any younger, but the enthusiasm is still there. Five souls have signed on and confirmed with flights to Cyprus in March. Chris…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.
Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.
Drop outs; panic attacks; vintage players returning and a handsome victory. The usual for Sassco. 12 announced and then slowly whittled back to around 10 – but what a 10! Before…
- Read more: SNCBC and Fusion on top.
SNCBC and Fusion on top.
Sassco balls, Gary Jackson and Fatboy make a comeback. The league’s first set of games were last played in April, so it was good to be back in the sun at…
- Read more: McDermont fires in 8 goals.
McDermont fires in 8 goals.
Unfortunately, at the wrong end. A truly mercenary team was decimated beforehand, against strong opponents, Hylton Castle FC. Unfortunately, we lost our goalkeeper, soon followed by another player. We managed to…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk at Gateshead 3G
Sassco.co.uk at Gateshead 3G
Gateshead 3G squads set Unfortunately, the Gateshead Stadium pitch was unavailable, but we were offered the Premier League Standard Training Pitch as an alternative, so we happily accepted. The squads of…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Iceland still unbeaten against England. It was all square at Sassco’s third encounter at the Stadium of Light. A loss in 2016, a win in 2017 and now a draw in…
- Read more: Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
The English lose on penalties (as expected). We’re looking for sponsors as a non profit self funded team. If any Israeli tech or tourist companies are interested then please get in…
Read more: Kev Wilson Photography at the Stadium of LightKev Wilson Photography at the Stadium of Light
Great photography from Kev Wilson during our game at the Stadium of Light.
