Nothing less than victory in Cardiff this afternoon will satisfy Chris Bunten as Newcastle Eagles seek to arrest an alarming four-game losing streak. The upbeat playcaller is confident his players can target the homecourt Archers and pinch a much-needed win before Christmas. But Bunten admitted a mounting injury list means sensible game management is a…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle powered through to the BBL Cup semi-finals last night at The Morningside Arena, Leicester against deadly rivals Riders. Stand-out forward Victor Moses was the star of the show but once again he got great support from his team-mates and in particular Jeremy Smith and the emerging flourishing talented Kyle Williams. It…
Going in to last weekend’s games Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were perched at the top of The BBL unbeaten with five straight victories. Coming out of the weekend the situation had changed dramatically with losses at home to Leicester and on the road in Bristol. It means a hard week of thought and practice for…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s perfect start to the season came to an end after losing a heated encounter 84-68 to title rivals Leicester Riders. Fab Flournoy’s side were frustrated by the visitors’ combative play in a defeat which gives the Midlands outfit an early advantage in the BBL Championship race. Newcastle remain top of the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face their biggest challenge of the 2018-19 BBL Championship season so far as reigning Champions, Play-Off winners and Trophy holders Leicester ride in to town. It’s an eagerly awaited clash of the two powerhouses of British basketball with the rest of the league looking on. The Eagles are currently flying high…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are off to a flying start in The BBL this season going undefeated thus far. On Friday at Sport Central they face their toughest test of the fledgling season as the reigning BBL Champions Leicester Riders are in town. Mercurial Point Guard Rahmon Fletcher is also off to an electric start but…
With a soaring five games, five wins start in The BBL Championship the high-flying Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are sitting pretty on their perch aloft the top of the league. Head Coach Fab Flournoy’s black and white army are starting to look very much like the team to beat this season. Flournoy himself summed up…
Darius Defoe is confident Newcastle have the passion and fight to make it all the way to May’s BBL playoff final at London’s O2 Arena, writes Elliott Green. The veteran forward hopes to play a part down the stretch as he edges closer to a return from injury. And after gutsy displays at Leicester and London…
First, yes, it is April Fools Day but I’m posting this after 12:00pm so you know that it’s not a joke. Secondly, yes, it has been a long time since my last blog and for those thousands who have implored me to blog again, well the two or three of you anyway, I apologise for…
