
First 2022 game; first 2022 defeat.
Wonderful morning for football though. After the heights of last seasons’ three game series and wins, it was crashing back down […]
Sassco’s 11-a-side team sprung into action in 2002, developed from a set of players from the different 6-a-side teams, who were playing in the Sassco Leagues since 1999.
The team never really achieved a great deal in terms of silverware, coming close in a final in their second season. However, the events undertaken by Sassco far surpass any other teams in their generation. Pioneering Adidas team kits from overseas, recording 11-a-side games in widescreen, customised soccer balls developed in Asia, overseas football tours and prestigious friendlies against Northern League teams and teams from outside their own leagues.
The team is still active and recently played at the Stadium of Light, as well as regular friendly games against local opponents. For one of their most recent games, five players from the original line up back in 2002 were present.
Wonderful morning for football though. After the heights of last seasons’ three game series and wins, it was crashing back down […]
Sassco.co.uk 3 Fulwell Blue Bell 1. Sassco at their best. A set of up and down games over the last twenty […]
To celebrate three back to back wins, we’re looking to upgrade the shirts. Kappa is still the chosen make, but this […]
The traffic beats the Tash, and a 5-1 defeat. Sassco traditionally had a huge pre-season programme – sometimes up to 10 […]
“There’s nee one here!” …said Bunta in an SMS message which even looked angry. Luckily for him the players were there, […]
Over 60’s superstar, Nelly Richardson, fires in a (geri)hat-trick. Only 5 players remained from our previous, resounding 8-4 win over AFC […]
Best performance for a while. Our third 11-a-side game was rapidly coming up and the squad was a bit up and […]
Washington Deaf walloping. So, heading back to the car; tails between our legs and blowing out of our arses, then finding […]
Post-pandemic Sassco unbeaten so far in 2021. Our first game after the lock down saw a similar team and similar performance […]
Another defeat for the 11-a-side. A late report from the 11-a-side game back in October, Sassco’s last one for 2020. A […]
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 bit of a shambles. Normally we cobble together a squad of bare 11, but with so many missing from the […]
Sassco.co.uk 7 Sunderland African FC. Match report from 9th July 2005 originally posted here Travel problems weren’t too bad. I had […]
With the Coronavirus pandemic walloping the football sessions, it’s handy to have some guides on fitness. So, here’s a quick fitness […]
9 then 15 then 12 before ending up with 11 Not a great deal to say. We had, what I thought […]
Scheduled for Friday 15th May 2020 We’re back at the SOL, which is the finest League One stadium we’ve ever played […]
Well, it’s safe to say that Murton’s heralded return to Sassco ended the same way as his Fulwell Buccaneers and Marine […]
Sassco 11-a-side and 6-a-side have been Adidas since 1999 to around 2008 when we decided to have a one-season dalliance with […]
No more Mr. Nice Guy. Player power was booted up the arse and consigned to the dust bin as I shoved […]
Dog Turd Formations. So it was the final hurrah in the competitive set of games. We needed a win to be […]