
It’s finally happened. After around eight years of battles against each other, William Harper (commonly known as Billy, The Tash and various other names) has decided to cut his losses and…

We will be playing Northern League opponents, West Auckland Town FC. The venue is Gateshead’s 3G artificial turf. West Auckland are the same famous club which was founded in 1893. They…

Another solid performance from IPS fails to gain a goal, but Sassco cruise past their opponents. AA Fabrications 1 IPS 0Yet another stubborn performance from IPS. Mark Moon’s goal settled the…

A good run out and a good performance. A humid day and a good victory with a full Sassco team despite missing quite a few of the regular players. Macca, Marky,…

It’s AA v IPS and Sassco v Hendon in the Semi Finals. The final set of games to decide the semi final placings took place tonight in searing heat. AA gained…

The final set of games for the AGUK Super League take place on Tuesday 23rd to decide the Semi Finalists. Both Sassco and Hendon will most likely be joining them, however,…

Hendon get two back to back wins! A night which saw Murton summarily dismissed from the field (possibly never to be seen again – as predicted) and Hendon Rovers gain two…

…while Tommy Bell struggles in agony. Sassco.co.uk 4 Castletown FC 0 Sassco with Murton and Robinson featuring, despite their humiliation on Wednesday, sprayed the ball about against Castletown. Murton feared facing…

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…

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…

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…

Charlie notches up a hat-trick. Bearing last season’s opening friendly in mind, I opted for a large squad and one by one, the numbers dwindled (as expected). But that’s what…

A year-long diary captures the journey of me, an Indian-origin, British-born soccer manager leading an all-white team in an amateur football league in Sunderland during the 2003-2004 season. This narrative is…

A republishing of an old article, mainly because this was the first time a retro “Telstar” ball was used in any form in any English league game at all levels –…

Please note that these apply to all small sided games organised by Sassco. This includes 5, 6, 7 and above -a-side. TEAM WEAR (IMPORTANT) Identical shirts must be worn by your…