O'Leary, branded former Leeds favourite Harry
Kewell as 'overhyped' and said he wasn't surprised the Aussie
signed for Galatasary last year.
Kewell angered the Elland Road faithful by joining the Turkish
giants who were Leeds' UEFA Cup semi-final opponents in 2000. Two
Leeds fans were killed in Istanbul on the night prior to the
game.
'It didn't surprise me with Kewell. He was a cold boy. I told
Peter Ridsdale to take the money before people realised about him.
Gerard Houllier was a friend and asked me about him and I told him
he'd peaked young and I thought he wouldn't go on to do much.'
Lee Bowyer, though, came in for praise. 'If a manager asked me
about Lee all I could say are good things. Bowyer was late once for
me and I thought he was joking because he said he was taking his
dog to the vet. I checked and it was true.'
O'Leary said he 'played out of his skin' during the trial when
he was charged with assaulting an Asian student in January 2000.
Bowyer was later cleared of all charges.
