 He also scored the winner in the 1999 FAI Cup semi-final in Terryland Park against Galway to send Harps to their first Cup Final in 25 years and scored again in one of the FAI Cup Final replays in Tolka Park.When Gavin Dykes took over the managerial reins from Charlie McGeever in 2000, he appointed Speak as his assistant.Speak was also manager of a very talented Harps Under 21 team at the time.