4-2 defeat against South Shields.Two defeats from three at The Beacon in 2024, with Sassco’s latest side containing a few…
4-2 defeat against South Shields.Two defeats from three at The Beacon in 2024, with Sassco’s latest side containing a few…
Indoor game arranged at Športsko rekreacijski centar Mocire.Delighted to say that our first opponents have confirmed a game in Zadar…
Harper / Harley hat-trick.David Murton turned up with a youthful looking team with dilated pupils, while the Sassco team was…
3rd December event. 7pm to 9pm.We’ve brought forward the tournament, due to increased interest. Get in touch if interested in…
3 straightforward wins out of 3.After the expanded 7-team tournament in August, we reverted to a compact 4-team tournament.Sassco.co.uk kicked…
Photo above. Standing: Paul McConville, Brad Wilson, Aidan Low, “Clicker” Clarkson, Dillon White, Gareth Williams, Dan Mearman. Sitting: Davinder Sangha,…
A late strike secures it for M.U.A.S in a steaming “Barn”.A 9-a-side competitive and equally balanced friendly game at The…
The only unbeaten team in 8 games.An unusual tournament in which six of the seven teams taking part hadn’t entered…
What do you get?Blanket coverage on the website which has been established since 1999, with the website first registered in…
Two comprehensive wins, and then a tight victory over the returning Newcastle City.Harper’s team dusted off their previous second place…
Best performance so far, but second half lack of fitness shows The third and final game took us to the evening on Sunday. As everyone had a late, late night, we…
Hembrough opens the account, but everyone else is out of it I was utterly convinced that out of the thousands of flights from Newcastle to all over, ours would be the…
2-0 down, Dave Graham injured – could it get worse? A bit of a clanger of a game. After last week’s heroics, we could present a full team with the additions…
Miserable weather, but our highest ever score. Despite it lashing down, despite the opponents turning up late and despite Emu, somehow, being squeezed into our new Kappa red shirts, we took…
Original 6-a-side leagues at Downhill – 1999 to 2015 These were the regular 6-a-side leagues which took place at the old Community North Sports Complex from 1999 to 2015. There was…
and meeting Bob Houghton – only Billy Harper can compare. I saw a bit of a logistical nightmare in my trip to the Maldives. I knew India were due to play…
The heavens open as Sassco score seven in the second half. Technically, this was our third pre-season game, but with the mini-break, it seemed as if it was a new start…
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…
A panoramic view of Sassco’s venue for the tour. The Victor Tedesco Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) was inaugurated in 1996 and is the training ground for Hamrun Spartans. This football ground is…
Errors at the back and lack of composure up front. Anth Pearson makes simple pass inside to Dunston. Who, being a nonce, decides to pass it back, instead of getting…
Another poor first half lets the team down. I found out afterwards that Oddfellows contained a few of the Jolly Potter lads. So Lesson 1 is don’t go by last season.…
Sassco organise non-regular football and basketball games in the region and regularly take part in overseas tours. The Sassco team used to take part competitively in regional leagues such as the…
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…
What happens when you have an argument with the wife, the police are called and then you get “advised” to leave the house. Well most would grab their wallet, a decent…
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 –…
A pioneering docunmentary from the early 2000’s, covering a day in the lift of a grassroots team. Unusually, the focus is on the background rather than the football itself, and the…
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…