
Obituary: Scott Wright.
Scotty Wright; gone too soon. Really sorry to hear that an old mate, Scott Wright, has passed away. Scott, his brother […]
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.
Scotty Wright; gone too soon. Really sorry to hear that an old mate, Scott Wright, has passed away. Scott, his brother […]
Wonderful morning for football though. After the heights of last seasons’ three game series and wins, it was crashing back down […]
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 […]
Here’s a quick fitness guide and some advice based on some articles on the Internet and general common sense. As you’ll […]
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 […]
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 […]
Introductions on Facebook Messenger . . . after the game. As with all things, the hectic prelude to the game completely […]
We had our strongest team out so it was predictable we got a hammering. From last weeks’ positive result, we just […]
Wardle must score…and does. After last weeks debacle in attack, when Wardle, clean through on goal, in the final moments, where […]
Wardle must score! Picture the moment. Fatty Wardle, returning for Sassco in only his second game in the last 9 years […]
Overconfidence…something unusual for Sassco. We were exceptionally confident for this one. So confident I even suggested a strong goalkeeper to them. […]
We’re delighted that HFF Civil Engineering are sponsoring Sassco 11-a-side. This if for the duration of the Durham Elevens Football League, […]
It takes a total of 16 minutes for McDermont to come alive. Our rearranged encounter v Newton & Co. which was […]
Sunday morning pasting. It was the first game after the tragic events from the previous Wednesday, tragic as we had to […]
Muers steals the show. It was horrifying. Muers in agony on the floor and the paramedic, scissors in hand, cutting away […]
Muers, McDermont and Nelly provide the pace. We were returning to our old stomping ground and nothing has really changed. It […]
That’s 25 goals scored in two games Shockingly, after the last game’s dirty drop outs, all 12 turned up for this […]
Drop outs; panic attacks; vintage players returning and a handsome victory. The usual for Sassco. 12 announced and then slowly whittled […]