An away league fixture against bottom of the table Worcester Wolves tonight would on paper be the perfect game for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle to pick themselves up from their last disappointing outing. But, with the late news that former Eagles coach Tony Garbelotto will be patrolling the side-lines as Worcester’s interim Head Coach, the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle fly back in to BBL Championship action this Friday with a long road trip to The BBL’s bottom club Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. Two weeks have passed since they fell to a devastating 89 – 71 defeat at home to Manchester Giants ending their BBL Trophy hopes. But that’s two…
It takes a brave man to wear a Newcastle Eagles vest with Smith plastered across the back. A name synonymous with the club’s golden decade of unprecedented success, it recalls heady days and heroic displays. There are those who believe Charles Smith is the most naturally talented basketball player ever to have donned the Newcastle…
Tonight’s BBL Championship clash sees Esh Group Eagles going in to battle against The BBL’s bottom of the league side, Worcester Wolves. The Wolves have a 1 – 7 record compared to Newcastle’s 5 – 2 so on paper this looks like a home banker. But, those 2 losses came last weekend so the Eagles…
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…
A long overdue blog methinks but in all honesty there has been little to blog about or has there? No, I don’t want to mislead you all, I haven’t a lot, if any, of the information that I’m sure you’re all craving but I have some opinions on some of the things that have been…
The Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will spend the week licking their wounds and looking to get some players back and up to full fitness after Friday’s crushing defeat down at Worcester, writes Jeff King. The Eagles lost by 87 – 65 at Worcester in a lack-lustre performance and went down rather easily at the hands…
It was unlucky Friday the 13th for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as once again their road game jinx hit them hard and they fell to another crushing away defeat in Worcester last night, writes Jeff King. With London Lions winning comfortably at Leeds, the scrap for second place in The BBL is now well and…
The Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are on the road again tonight for a tough match-up against Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. It’s just over a week ago that the Eagles bounced back to winning ways with a thrilling 86 – 83 home win against tonight’s opponents. That win was needed after three double-digit losses away…
