Fab Flournoy was looking forward to welcoming his latest addition today as Bryan Defares finally landed on Tyneside. The Eagles coach has been operating with a paper-thin squad of late, and the arrival of the Dutch guard will be a tremendous boost for a roster that has been decimated by injuries. While Flournoy and the…
Newcastle Eagles are locked in a race against time to get new signing Bryan Defares into the country ahead of Friday’s BBL Trophy clash with Scottish Rocks. Having tied up the deal and registration for the guard late on Friday, the club is now hoping to be able to welcome the Dutchman into the fold…
Another majestic display from “Prince” Charles Smith helped the Eagles back to the top of the BBL table after they crushed Birmingham 109-86 last night. The veteran forward was just three steals short of a staggering quadruple-double, something almost unheard of in the British game. For he finished with the most impressive line of any…
Birmingham Panthers coach Nigel Lloyd has admitted his struggling side need to learn from tonight’s visit to the trophy-chasing Eagles. The Barbadian, whose biggest pal in the game is Eagles play-caller Fab Flournoy, arrives on Tyneside for a David-versus-Goliath battle with his club besieged by on and off-court problems. With the Panthers rumoured to be…
Eagles player-coach Fabulous Flournoy has dismissed speculation he will move for ex-Newcastle favourite Andrew Sullivan to replace defector Richard Midgley, ahead of this afternoon’s BBL Cup semi-final clash with the Scottish Rocks. The Tynesiders were rocked by the shock departure of star point guard Midgley, who made his debut for Everton last night, scoring 18…
Newcastle Eagles could respond to the loss of one Great Britain star with an audacious bid to lure another to the club as his replacement. The Chronicle understands the club are interested in making a move to try to persuade the hugely influential and talented Andrew Sullivan to move back to the North-East. However, this…
Newcastle Eagles have released Richard Midgley (pictured) after receiving an approach by Everton Tigers to sign the player. Midgley signed for the Eagles during the summer and Managing Director Paul Blake has explained the decision to release him. ‘It would be fair to say that a move to Everton is in the best interests of…
Newcastle Eagles’ skipper Andrew Bridge believes the players have everything to prove on Saturday when they bid to reach the BBL Cup final. The Tynesiders will go into their semi-final against the Scottish Rocks with both Bridge and player-coach Fab Flournoy demanding improvements – despite a weekend win double that saw them return to the…
EAGLES’ play-caller Fab Flournoy has quashed accusations of a crisis in the Tyneside team ahead of this evening’s encounter with the Leicester Riders. Sterling Davis’ Scottish Rocks roster put an end to the New Yorker’s blistering 10-game winning tear five days ago, handing the Eagles only their second defeat of the season. Earlier this week,…
