Mersey Tigers coach Tony Garbelotto is hopeful that Perry Lawson will be ready to face Cheshire Jets at the weekend and boost his depleted bench. Lawson has missed much of the final part of the season with a shoulder injury and didn’t feature in the quarter-final win over Leicester, as the Tigers were down to […]
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Short-benched Tigers battle on
Mersey Tigers coach Tony Garbelotto has praised his paper-thin squad after they reached the BBL play-off semi-finals with just six senior players at the weekend. The treble-chasing Tigers, looking to add to their BBL Championship and BBL Trophy successes from earlier in the season, saw off Leicester Riders in an intense double header to set […]
Mersey Tigers win BBL Championship
Leading JDG Media client Mersey Tigers picked up their second silverware of the season last week, when they secured the BBL Championship league title.
Coach asks for one final effort
Tony Garbelotto is asking his players for one final effort as they look to conclude their marathon run-in with a title-deciding win against Newcastle Eagles tonight. After last night’s 88-75 win over Sheffield in front of more than 2,000 fans at the ECHO Arena, the Tigers need to beat the Eagles in Newcastle to secure […]
BBL title to go down to the wire
Mersey Tigers’ mammoth end of season run-in will go right down to the wire as they lost control of the BBL Championship over the weekend. After Friday’s 88-50 rout of Glasgow, the Tigers were looking good with a four point cushion at the top of the BBL, but a 78-76 defeat at Guildford on Saturday, […]
Use of Twitter by football clubs
As a provider of PR and social media to sports clubs, we were asked by the Football Editorial website to add our insight to an article they have produced on the use of Twitter by non-league football clubs.
Tigers marathon run-in heats up
Mersey Tigers host Guildford Heat at the ECHO Arena tonight (Friday, 7.30pm tip) looking to retain control of the BBL title race. An 88-84 victory over nearest rivals Newcastle Eagles on Tuesday night put the Tigers top of the tree, but they fell to an agonising last gasp defeat at Leicester on Wednesday.
Sullivan delighted at GB Olympics decision
Mersey Tigers captain Drew Sullivan has expressed his excitement at the decision to allow Great Britain to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The FIBA announced at the weekend that both GB men’s and women’s basketball teams will be given automatic qualification to the Games and Sullivan can’t wait to be involved.
