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Preview: Pre-Season at Sheffield Sharks

Men
September 6, 2018
Preview: Pre-Season at Sheffield Sharks

So, we’re back on UK soil and have been since Sunday and after almost a week’s solid practice we get to let off some steam and see what improvements we’ve made since the Belgium trip by visiting one of our biggest rivals over the years, Sheffield Sharks. It’ll be interesting to see how the likes…

Blogs
September 2, 2018
Belgium Day 5+1 – Lessons Learned, Oh-So Close and Goodbye For Now

So, the morning after the night before as well as the afternoon, evening, night, early morning and lunch-time the next day thrown in as I conclude my story of our waffling great Belgian adventure. Saturday dawned and I think a few of us awoke with sore heads. Not because of any after-match activities but more…

Men
September 2, 2018
Report: Pre-Season in Belgium vs Okapi Aalstar

After their 93 – 52 drubbing at the hands of Spirou Charleroi, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle had less than 24 hours to recover and look for a better performance against their second opposition of the weekend, Okapi Aalstar, writes Jeff King. In the end they managed to do both although it was not quite…

Men
September 1, 2018
Preview: Pre-Season in Belgium vs Okapi Aalstar

Crelon Okapi Aalstar to give them their full name finished fourth in the Belgian Millionaires League last season and lost in the semi-finals of the play-offs. Another tough test for our Eagles again tonight. It’ll be another great opportunity for the guys though as they are a different type of team to Charleroi, younger definitely…

Blogs
September 1, 2018
Belgium Day 4 – A Village Stroll and That Game

So, today is game-day and I’m guessing all of you who follow me, IRF and a couple of others, will know what happened in that game as my report is on-line and will have started dissecting the result. More of that though later! The day started pretty much as the last couple had, breakfast followed…

Men
August 31, 2018
Report: Pre-Season in Belgium vs Siprou Charleroi

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle tipped off their 2018/19 campaign in the far-flung lands of Neufchateau, Belgium against crack Belgian Millionaires outfit Siprou Charleroi and there were hard lessons to learn as they fell to a crushing defeat. However, it must be remembered that this was Newcastle’s first game together as a new-look unit and after…

Men
August 31, 2018
Preview: Pre-Season in Belgium

The 2018/19 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take to the court tomorrow night for their first competitive pre-season friendly in the Belgian village of Neufchateau which literally translates to Newcastle, writes Jeff King. There’s no doubting that this is a tough baptism of fire for Head Coach Fab Flournoy’s new roster as not only do they…

Blogs
August 31, 2018
Belgium Day 3 – Groundhog Day and Who Are Charleroi

Ok then Day 3 and you may guess from the title that it was a very similar day to Day 2! Once again two practices for the guys who are really putting in the work and coming together with every minute spent on the court together. A great sense of camaraderie building as they start…

Blogs
August 30, 2018
Belgium Day 2 – The Entente Cordiale

You know the expression, “things will look better in the morning,”? Well, they did! I slept all right, the shower was nice and you start to feel your way in to the whole adventure. Breakfast was communal so we got to see Spirou Charleroi and what appears to be a very fit, big and strong…