May 15, 1997: Julian O'Neill still looking for a club
The level of detail provided by South Sydney' Frank Cookson about his negotiations with O'Neill would never happen today.
We use the term “straight shooter” rather liberally these days but South Sydney football manager Frank Cookson was on on a different level.
In a story about Julian O’Neill’s search for a club after being let go by the Perth Reds, Cookson says things that you would never imagine a club official saying publicly today when asked about recruitment.
“It worrie…