Zarko Jukic is ready to rebuild his career on Tyneside after the Danish international admitted Newcastle is the place to ease his post-Spain pain. The talented forward signed for the Eagles following a frustrating campaign with Ourense. And Jukic has already proved himself a key addition to the Eagles’ roster ahead of Friday’s top of…
Five-and-a-half years is a long time in basketball. Just ask Glasgow Rocks. The border raiders must go back as far as 2012 to find evidence of their most recent victory against Newcastle Eagles – an 85-77 win on April Fool’s Day. David Cameron was leading a coalition government, Queen Elizabeth had just celebrated her diamond…
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….
Newcastle Eagles could be on the cusp of the most exciting period in franchise history according to the man who celebrates 20 years with the club this season. In the summer of 1997 Paul Blake was appointed marketing manager of the Newcastle United Sporting Club – overseeing the Eagles, Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle Cobras. And…
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…
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…
Drew Lasker has warned Leeds Force that Newcastle Eagles are ‘game ready’ and raring to go ahead of Friday’s big British Basketball League tip-off. Last season’s runners-up used the inaugural Betway British Basketball All-Stars event to sharpen their match fitness in the face of a fast and furious format. And after reaching the final at…
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…
