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Read more: One step forward; one step back.One step forward; one step back.
And repeat. Logistical nightmare for Sassco. And this time it was a race in Newcastle which caused four of our players to be missing. We’ll skip over the part where we…
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Read more: Cochrane Park – Newcastle University Sports ServicesCochrane Park – Newcastle University Sports Services
The venue for the 11-a-side competition in Summer 2025 is Cochrane Park, Newcastle. Cochrane Park received an upgrade at Easter 2019. You can benefit from brand new facilities, including: Cochrane Park…
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Read more: Vienna in 2026.Vienna in 2026.
We’re making early plans for a trip to Vienna in May or June 2026. Flights are connecting, but with a short time from Newcastle. As always, this is open to any…
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Read more: Sunderland West End: points ahead.Sunderland West End: points ahead.
The only unbeaten team in 8 games. An unusual tournament in which six of the seven teams taking part hadn’t entered any previous tournaments. The seventh team was Sassco.co.uk as always,…
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Read more: Castle Park take the trophy in June.Castle Park take the trophy in June.
Two comprehensive wins, and then a tight victory over the returning Newcastle City. Harper’s team dusted off their previous second place and brought a team to win it – which they…
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Read more: Croatia Tour 2025.Croatia Tour 2025.
Zadar 1st to 4th May. We’re making plans for Croatia in May 2025, with flights direct from Newcastle. Contact has already been made in Zadar. Recommendation is for early booking for…
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Read more: Sweden: Day 1Sweden: Day 1
Draw and a defeat, and no happy endings. Heading to Sweden was, logistically, a bit of a pain, and that included the freaking out calls from Harper in the morning. The…
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Read more: Kurdish FC take the first tournament in 2024.Kurdish FC take the first tournament in 2024.
Three wins out of three. A strong line up saw three outstanding teams, while the previous winners were rock bottom. Sassco opened with a heavy defeat v South Shields in the…
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Read more: Sweden Tour 2024Sweden Tour 2024
Thursday 9th May to Sunday 12th May. The cheaper flights are from Edinburgh, so it’s likely we’ll get the train up to Edinburgh, and the shuttle to the airport and then…
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Read more: Netherlands Tour report: One win out of four games.Netherlands Tour report: One win out of four games.
After 35,808 hours (or 4 years, 1 month, 1 day), we were back in Europe. This was the first time since we bowed out in Cyprus in 2019 (in a right…
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Read more: Washington Sky Lounge decisive in their final game.Washington Sky Lounge decisive in their final game.
Victory again for the current Champions. A decisive 3-1 victory in their final game against Sporting Redhouse saw Washington Sky Lounge take the fruit bowl home again. This is the third…
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Read more: Memory lane: Northern Alliance opponents in 2009.Memory lane: Northern Alliance opponents in 2009.
The traffic beats the Tash, and a 5-1 defeat. Sassco traditionally had a huge pre-season programme – sometimes up to 10 games. We usually played higher level teams, but always enjoyed…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Grindon Broadway FC 3.Sassco.co.uk 2 Grindon Broadway FC 3.
Introductions on Facebook Messenger . . . after the game. As with all things, the hectic prelude to the game completely gets turned around by the performance. This was one of…
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Read more: Hylton Castle triumph in the June Tournament.Hylton Castle triumph in the June Tournament.
Won on goal difference over Carpet Centre Elites. Another solid tournament, but now with two teams a step above the rest. Woven Inc., Sassco.co.uk and Team Independent all suffered defeats against…
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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…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2Sassco.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…
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Read more: Cricket score = bad defences.Cricket score = bad defences.
Our regular tri or bi-annual game took place again, but this time off the 3G (or is it 4G) and on to grass at Castle View, where we suffered a defeat…
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Read more: Futsal defeat in Geneva – Sassco.co.uk 5 FC Semailles 12Futsal defeat in Geneva – Sassco.co.uk 5 FC Semailles 12
Back in the late Summer of 2015, I was contemplating an end to the football tours. We were Stateside in New York, playing in iconic surroundings, down in the Lower East…
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Read more: Sassco footballsSassco footballs
Since the early 2000’s, Sassco have designed and produced their own custom footballs, These were used in the Wearside Combination Football League played in Sunderland, as well as the 6-a-side league…
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Read more: It’s Geneva in June 2016It’s Geneva in June 2016
Sassco.co.uk are visiting Geneva in Switzerland in 2016. The tour will take place from 3rd June to 6th June. Flights will be from Newcastle and the current cost is around £60…