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…
Ignominious start, but glory in the second cup competition. It has to be said that after three games in a strong group, the team looked despondent and were ready for an…
Glorious win in the five-team tournament. We were worn out at the start of the second day, but still had an enthusiastic Charles Lor in goal, but this time it was…
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…
Very pleased that our opponents have arranged the two venues in Stockholm. This is going to be for our game on the Saturday morning 11th May at 11:00 to 13:00 –…
Squad of nine players for Falkirk Stadium in Group C Group C sees Sassco.co.uk face off against VV Bennekom 35 from The Netherlands, a Northern Ireland Select team and our old…
Two wins and then clawing back a 4-4 draw. Four teams took part in the final tournament this year. All looked strong, with Washington Boys and Sassco returning from the October…
Ever since the leagues started, way back in 1999, photography and recording was prioritised. These were the days when digital cameras were hugely expensive and the Internet had only been popularised…
Sassco will be taking an Over 40s’s team to Falkirk Stadium in May 2024 to take part in the Lava Cup 2024. The tournament kicks off on Saturday 25 May 2024,…
Our esteemed opponents on the Thursday night in Amsterdam are OFC Oostzaan. We will be playing against OFC on the Thuesday night, arranged by our opponent’s manager, Bauke Krijsman. We are…
Our esteemed opponents on the Friday night in Amsterdam are SV SDOB. They are predominantly over 35 players and were confirmed Champions in their recent leagues. In the final round of…
Scotty Wright; gone too soon. Really sorry to hear that an old mate, Scott Wright, has passed away. Scott, his brother and a regular set of lads were the first organised…
Wonderful morning for football though. After the heights of last seasons’ three game series and wins, it was crashing back down to Earth on a warm day in Rickleton. The squad,…
Please note that these apply to only 5-a-side tournaments. TEAM WEAR (IMPORTANT) Identical shirts must be worn by your Team (apart from goalkeeper). Shorts colour must match each other players’ on…
Sporting take the September tournament After so many stop-starts, we finally kicked off after the short winter tournament in December, last year. Four teams took part, with Langley, Sassco and Sporting…
Post-pandemic Sassco unbeaten so far in 2021. Our first game after the lock down saw a similar team and similar performance to the previous game v Hillarys. We were 2-1 down…
Devastated to hear that we’ve lost Dean Matthews to Covid. Dean played for Sassco in the 6-a-side and 11-a-side from 2006 for a couple of years. He also helped to source one…
Two defeats, one draw. Home in time for Eastenders. Another tournament, which no one was really up for. We had some drop outs, but Macca decided to turn up and we…
Read more: Castle Park take the trophy in June.
Read more: Triumph in the Lava Cup Ice Plate.
Read more: Sweden: Day 2.
Read more: Sweden: Day 1
Read more: Östermalms IP venue in Stockholm
Read more: Panini stickers for the Lava Cup.
Read more: Sassco 7-a-side in Falkirk in 2024.
Read more: Netherlands Tour report: One win out of four games.
Read more: Netherlands opponents: OFC Oostzaan
Read more: Netherlands opponents: SV SDOB
Read more: Obituary: Scott Wright.
Read more: First 2022 game; first 2022 defeat.
Read more: 5-a-side rules
Read more: Obituary: Dean Matthews.
Read more: Another tournament, another poor showing.
