Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were blown away in the closing stages of last night’s BBL clash having their wings clipped by the rampant Lions of London. It meant a third league defeat of the season for Fab Flournoy’s men who were unable to stop the Lions from continuing to lead The BBL table. Fab Flournoy…
It’s another daunting weekend for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they travel to London for back-to-back games against Lions and Royals hoping to put on a Capital show and return to Tyneside with two crucial BBL Championship wins. Newcastle head south though full of confidence and in great heart following last weekend’s superb double-winning outing…
Our fixture on Friday 7 December has changed due to the advancement of both our Eagles and the previously scheduled opposition of the Bristol Flyers to the semi-finals of the BBL Cup. The 7:30pm tip-off at Sport Central will now be against London Lions in the first leg of the semis. Tickets already purchased are…
Yesterday afternoon the Eagles found out their reward for Saturday night’s stunning road victory in the BBL Cup Quarter-Final at Leicester when they were paired with London Lions in the semi-final draw. That will be a blockbuster of a tie when it comes around in early December when it pits the current BBL League leaders…
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…
Friday night’s loss in London for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle completed a run of three road games in a row all ending in double-digit losses and effectively ending their Championship hopes, writes Jeff King. But as Eagles forward Jamal Williams reflected on the six-day stint he still took plenty of positives from the games despite…
For the second night in a row through three quarters Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were right in the mix to pick up an important road win, writes Jeff King. But once again it was a final quarter that was ten minutes to far for the leg-weary Eagles who slipped to a third consecutive away defeat…
AJ Basi concedes the time has come for our Eagles to shore up the club’s leaky defence and kick a sickening habit for blowing leads. The in-form benchman has emerged as one of the few positives during a rocky period for the BBL’s most successful franchise. But Basi shares the pain of his below-par colleagues…
