Speed - "We are still in the running"

By Matthew Jones
March 15 2003

Following Newcastle's 2-2 draw away at Inter, everybody thought Newcastle were out of the running, with B.Leverkeusen needing something off Inter. However, Gary Speed is remaining confident and spoke to the club website today.

Newcastle midfielder, Gary Speed, still has his Champions League dream in sight, and he has told his teammates not to give up.

The Magpies' must beat Barcalona no matter what and hope that Bayer Leverkeusen can get at least a point off Inter Milan. It would ofcourse have been better if Newcastle had won away at the San Siro on Tuesday night, but the boys in Black and White did us all proud.

Gary Speed spoke to the official Newcastle United website: "We're not out of the Champions League yet and the fact that it's March and we're still in with a chance speaks volumes.

"We have to rely on other results now but hopefully the experience we have gained in the competition so far will stand us in good stead for the future."