
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,…

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…

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…

Sassco’s most glorious moment in their 18 year history. Sassco 11-a-side, finally won their first game in over a year, and what a place to do it in. It was their first…

The rules and regulations for Play on the Pitch 2017 have been passed on from Sunderland AFC. Those who took part last year, will know what to expect. Rules of Play…

We have a number of choices for our game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light in May. Last year, we chose orange as the sponsor colour, but our opponents are looking at…

Delighted to have confirmed 11 Sassco players for the Play on the Pitch event at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, in May 2017. The team is scheduled to play against a similar…

Sassco took part in their first FA People’s Cup, a 5-a-side competition played at Goals Sunderland on Sunday 26th February, but failed to get a Quarter Final spot. The team comprised…

A game requested by Sunderland Deaf FC, who are taking part in a the Rudolph 5-a-side tournament in Derby, was arranged at the outdoor pitches at Everyone Active Washington. The Sassco team…

With the recent Britain exiting Europe, or Brexit Referendum, result leading in an increase in racism. I think it would be responsible to part with some advice for ethnic minorities and…

With a revival of the Sassco League, albeit in 5-a-side format, five teams entered and the tournament was reasonably successful, despite no referees, a flare up, slight confusion over the rules…

Downhill Complex is a distant memory now, but Sassco 6-a-side keeps failing to die off. Now it’s a 5-a-side tournament played over a few hours in the new Everyone Active venue at…

We’ve finally discovered our opponents, GB Outfitters, a strong side which includes David Duke, who played for us in a friendly v Sunderland Deaf AFC not too long ago. Kick off…

Itinerary – Thursday 9th June 2016 7.00pm – Team Arrival, taken to changing rooms 7.15pm – Team Photographs 7.20pm – Pre- Match Warm Up 7.30pm – Kick off 8.15pm – Half Time…

The initial 11 who have paid the money for the Stadium of Light game have been set to start as we now have had two drop outs from the original 13.…

Safe to say that this was a remarkable result in Sassco’s modern nomadic lifestyle. The team, since 2010, have cobbled together teams to play opponents (mainly Sunderland Deaf FC) and this…

“Nothing is impossible, you just haven’t done it yet. Dreams are hard to achieve, otherwise they wouldn’t be a dream. In the darkest of hours when all seems hopeless, that’s when…

McDermont’s 35 yard “screamer”. Our bi- or tri-annual game against Sunderland AFC’s Deaf team took place at Chester-Le-Street, and shockingly, we had more than a full turn out. A total of…

Sassco will be roaring back into action in the New Year. Our regular game against Sunderland DFC is arranged and will take place at 2pm on the 3rd January 2016. The venue…

Delighted to announce that the attack pairing for the forthcoming game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light will be Scott Hembrough and Mark Cresswell. The game takes place Thursday 9th June, 7:00pm…