Robson Taking Nothing For Granted

By Matthew Jones
August 27 2004

Magpies' boss Sir Bobby Robson speaks about today's UEFA Cup draw, in which Newcastle have been paired with Israeli outfit, Hapoel Sakhnin.

The team just missed out on relegation last season, but did win the Israeli Cup. Sir Bobby Robson said:

"It's a ground-breaking draw for us as we have never played in Israel before.

"We will treat them with respect, as we do all our opponents. We know very little about them at this stage, and expect they know a great deal more about us due to the popularity of the Premiership on television around Europe.

"That said, we will scout them thoroughly, take no chances, and be fully prepared for the first leg next month."