Jaysean Paige inspired a second win in four days as short-handed Newcastle Eagles silenced the critics with an all-round performance evoking the club’s storied past. Combining pinpoint offence with a defensive determination lacking for so much of this season, the hosts overturned a 10-point first quarter deficit to suffocate a stunned Sheffield Sharks. And Paige…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle returned to home comfort on Tuesday night with a thrilling and important win over Worcester Wolves at Northumbria University Sport Central, writes Jeff King. Next up is another huge test tonight once again on their own court with the visit of fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks who defeated the Eagles the last…
On the back of three away defeats it couldn’t be more important for a big home support for our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle with two games at Sport Central in one week. First up it’s the rearranged fixture against Worcester Wolves unusually a midweek game for our Eagles on the night of Tuesday 3 April,…
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…
It’s unusual for me to being doing a blog on the day of the game and I am probably being optimistic that many people will read it and to be honest I’m probably being optimistic that anybody reads my drivel at all but, here goes anyway. Really just wanted to cover three aspects. One of…
As we enter the “business end” of the season there are a couple of fixture changes and an additional home game for which the dates have been confirmed by the clubs and BBL today. Our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle now play an additional game at home on Friday 2 March against either Worcester Wolves or DBL…
A week of inactivity gave Esh Group Eagles veteran guard Drew Lasker a chance to reflect on the mixed fortunes his side went through last weekend, writes Jeff King. The Eagles bowed out of The BBL Trophy at home against Sheffield after a dramatic third quarter meltdown before bouncing back in superb style to keep…
For the first time since 2004, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have failed to reach the semi-final of either BBL cup competition after spectacularly crashing out of The BBL Trophy against Sheffield Sharks at Sport Central, 81 – 76, on Friday night, writes Jeff King. It leaves The Eagles with only the League and The…
For seven long years Sheffield hearts sank every time a cruel BBL fixture list taunted the club with yet another tiresome trip to Tyneside. Prior to tonight’s clash the Sharks had failed to win in Newcastle since 2011 – a dire run stretching back 16 painful matches. As if the history books weren’t damning enough…
