After another stunning offensive display on Friday night when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle recorded a 119 – 104 over Glasgow Rocks, making it 21 consecutive competitive wins over their Scottish rivals, The Eagles face a quick turnaround with a trip to Manchester Giants this evening, writes Jeff King. The deadly Eagles back-court duo of point…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle open their home stand in The BBL Championship tonight against Glasgow Rocks at Northumbria University Sport Central with tip-off at 7:30pm, writes Jeff King. The Rocks haven’t beaten The Eagles since April’s Fool Day 2012 and it would be a brave man that would bet against that trend being reversed tonight….
The fabulous start Esh Group Eagles Newcastle made at Leeds Force when they broke two BBL records in their 148 – 60 win, most points scored and biggest margin of victory, was based around a complete team performance, writes Jeff King. The back-court guard duo of Saah Nimley and Jaysean Paige combined for 57 points…
Well now, I wonder how many remember this? Record breaker, if you’re the tallest, the smallest, if you beat them all. If you’re the fattest, the thinnest, if you always win. If you’re the fastest, the slowest, if you really go. Then you’re a record breaker, A record maker. Yep, that’s exactly what did on…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle opened their BBL Championship challenge on the road in Leeds tonight, writes Jeff King. And what a sensational opener it was too as Fab Flournoy’s black and white warriors laid siege to Leeds’s doors and forced them down in some style. As statements and markers go this must be one of…
So after a hectic summer and a very successful pre-season that are all consigned to history, it’s time for the latest flock of Eagles to make some history of their own. The BBL is back baby and we attempted to lower The Force and get off on the right foot tonight in Leeds! The prep…
Tonight’s opening BBL Championship encounter sees Esh Group Eagles Newcastle travel to fellow sponsorship stable-mates Leeds Force looking to get their league campaign off to a flying start, writes Jeff King. This is a very different looking Eagles roster from previous seasons with only Head Coach/Player Fab Flournoy, guard Drew Lasker and forward Darius Defoe…
As Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prepare to open their 2017/18 BBL Championship challenge they will have seven players making their competitive debuts for The Club of which six will be playing in The BBL for the first time, writes Jeff King. The other one is no stranger to Britain’s top-flight professional basketball league having played…
Okay then I guess you want my take and a little bit of inside insight on Sunday’s tournament. Once again, I thank Mr Blake, Mr Flournoy et al for allowing me my few words, not that it’s ever few, which are strictly my opinion. So, off we jolly well went and, there’s little to report…
