It may have been two weeks since Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have been on court but for Captain Darius Defoe it feels more like three as Newcastle return to BBL action against Plymouth Raiders, writes Jeff King. When “The Beast from the East” rolled in and caused the postponement of last week’s BBL Championship game…
If you take your plaudits when you win you have to take the brickbats when you lose. Particularly when you get dominated on both ends of the floor, writes Jeff King. Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s massive offensive power, bar Saah Nimley, went missing, defensively the crucial rebounds fell to Plymouth. It all added up to…
So, settled in to the hotel at Plymouth which according to my match report is a suburb of Bristol, my roomie Mr Forrester and I took advantage of my free BT Sport subscription and watched the first part of England’s demise in The Ashes up to lunch. That was all we watched, sleep was needed…
With Esh Group Eagles Newcastle facing a tough and long road trip taking in two games in two days this weekend, who better than to preview those games than new signing Jamal Williams, writes Jeff King. Williams debuted in last Friday’s tight home win against Sheffield playing almost 15 minutes in a great cameo appearance…
So, we’re off on a road trip that for me starts in and finishes in Cramlington visiting Byker, Bristol, Plymouth and Byker again. If I have my maths right, a little old round trip of 848 miles for 80 minutes of basketball, I must be mad! No, I must be dedicated, and I must be…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s preparations for this weekend’s vital double-header road trip at Bristol and Plymouth has been hampered by international call-ups, writes Jeff King. But, the players know that they must put that behind them and come-up with the formula to keep their 100% BBL Championship record complete. One of those players that has…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 94 (16,45,66) (Defoe 18, Gause 18, Cooke 16) Plymouth University Raiders 74 (17,31,52) (George 22, Eaves 15, Sayers 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle closed the gap to the BBL Championship leaders Worcester Wolves to the minimum, after celebrating a 94-74 victory against Plymouth University Raiders on Friday evening. Following…
Newcastle Eagles 98 (23,47,64) (Defoe 26, Cooke 25, Smith 17) Plymouth University Raiders 71 (15,33,55) (Robinson 17, George 11, Hines 8) Newcastle Eagles have taken a share of third place in the BBL Championship after beating Plymouth University Raiders 98-71 to make it six straight home wins, stretching back to October. Darius Defoe (26) and…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Plymouth University Raiders Friday 24 January 2014 Sport Central (19:30) Fab Flournoy Fab Flournoy could barely have asked for any more in response to his teams’ bitterly disappointing finish to the BBL Cup Final. His players could easily have flopped again in their first game after the Final, when they…
