 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Speed akasainwa kuNewcastle United musi wa6 Kukadzi 1998 naKenny Dalglish, pamubhadharo we 5.5 miriyoni. Akaita kutanga kwake semutambi anotanga mu1-0 kumba Premier League kukundwa kuWest Ham United zuva rakatevera. Chibodzwa chake chokutanga chakauya mumutambo wake wechishanu, kutenderera kwechitanhatu chaiko kwe1997-98 FA Cup. Kumusha kuBarnsley, akahwina chibodzwa chechipiri che 31 kuhwina kumba nekurova kwemaminetsi makumi maviri nemanomwe. Chibodzwa chake chega cheligi yemwaka wa1997-98 chakauya mukukunda 3-1 kumba vachipesana neChelsea mumutambo wekupedzisira weligi musi wa2 Chivabvu, neNewcastle yechitatu muminiti ye59. Akapedza mwaka wacho nokutamba mufainari yeFA Cup ya1998, iyo Newcastle yakarasikirwa 2 0 kuArsenal musi wa 16 Chivabvu. 