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…
Sassco.co.uk 1 Penshaw FC 4 Stadium of Light – 28th May 2026 
Sassco.co.uk 1 Penshaw FC 4 Stadium of Light – 28th
Even teams, but late goals from Penshaw see Sassco defeated. Technically, it was a combined Sassco set of players, but we…
Lava Cup in 2026. 
Lava Cup in 2026.
Back at the Lava Cup in Scotland, this time at Petershill Park, but as a player. I was representing the Eileanach…
'At least..' – Kevin Phillips sets 26/27 goal target for Sunderland & Netherlands star Brian Brobbey
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: Soccerball for the Israel Tour.Soccerball for the Israel Tour.
Land of milk and honey, and retro Sassco balls. It’s the usual style with our retro balls for the Israel Tour. It contains the Woven Inc logo as well as the…
Read more: Play on the Pitch Panini Stickers for 2018Play on the Pitch Panini Stickers for 2018
Got, Got, NEED! We’ve launched the official Panini Stickers for the Play on the Pitch 2018 game. Apparently, Jake Dyke’s worth at least two swaps. The game against Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, our…
Read more: Tel Aviv-Yafo תל אביב-יפו Series 2018Tel Aviv-Yafo תל אביב-יפו Series 2018
Venues and opponents in The Holy Land. On Friday afternoon, we will be travelling to the picturesque Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael, just north of Tel-Aviv to take on Tel-Aviv Soccer Stars and…
Read more: Season 20 LeagueSeason 20 League
Season 20 to span a number of months After the resounding success from the recent Season 19 Tournament, the particpants requested more regular events. Therefore the plan is to have a league containing…
Read more: Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.
Slightly older, but worthy winners. The regular league at Downhill ended back in 2011 on a cold, wet and miserable February evening, concluding 17 seasons of weekly football. Since then, a…
Read more: Israel Tour 2018 Itinerary.Israel Tour 2018 Itinerary.
Flights, football and where Jesus was born. Our five day odyssey in the Holy Land is part of a busy month of May, so we have tentatively planned our schedule. Football…
- Read more: Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur squad.
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur squad.
A full set of players! Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur have announced their large squad for the game v Sassco.co.uk at the Stadium of Light on the 17th May. They will be bringing a…
Read more: The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018
Sassco cruised through the group, but eliminated in the knock-out stage. A far better performance this year, with the team comprising of Kevin Cooper, Curtis Newbold, Davinder Sangha, Aden Bannister and Jake Dyke. Game…
- Read more: Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018
Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018
The rules and regulations for Play on the Pitch 2018 have been passed on from Sunderland AFC. Those who took part last year, will know what to expect. Rules of Play…
Read more: Team shirts for the SAFC Game 2018.Team shirts for the SAFC Game 2018.
Game confirmed! The game has now been officially confirmed and booked in to the Stadium of Light for the 17th May 2018. The kick off is 7:00pm. Our illustrious guests, Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur,…
Read more: Season 19 tournamentSeason 19 tournament
Season 19 in March 2018 The League, albeit in a tournament format and 5-a-side, is back in action after a long hiatus, since the summer of 2016. It’s now played over…
Read more: Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018
3 Absent, but 3 in. Delighted to have confirmed 11 Sassco players for the Play on the Pitch event at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, in May 2018. The team is scheduled…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOL
Sassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOL
Our first overseas guests? Not 100% confirmed, but Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, a semi-professional side which defeated Sassco in the Iceland Tour 2017 in one game (Sassco won the other) are looking to travel…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4
Avoiding the wire above the pitch and Bear avoiding the goal. There were a couple of challenges in our repeat game v Sunderland Deaf: Avoiding hitting the two pieces of wire…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
The Harpers return and both last a full game (nearly). Our O35’s 11-a-side adventure ended in a whimper, so it was good to be invited to a full 90 minute session…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Bishop Juniors 3Sassco.co.uk 2 Bishop Juniors 3
Martin Smith: over 300 pro appearances. David Duke over 200 pro appearances. Stubba: Priceless! We were struggling again. This time, we’d lost half the side from last week, due to holidays,…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2
Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2
McDermont concussed – wakes up thinking he’s Danny Dichio. It was when he was off getting no treatment that we scored the winner. The game was up and down up to…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Finally, we managed to get a win, However, the circumstances were all too familiar, with new faces coming in, but this time slotting in perfectly. Team talk was just about who…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Washington AFC 4
Sassco.co.uk 0 Washington AFC 4
McDermont foaming at the mouth. Another disappointing game topped off with McDermont foaming at the mouth, requesting to be subbed, then fannying around in the box to concede the fourth goal.…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Sunderland O35 4Sassco.co.uk 1 Sunderland O35 4
Searing heat, another injury and McDermont roars like a kangaroo to hit the crossbar. It was quite disappointing. We were missing a few from last week: Barker, Dan Smith and Dave…
