Title information Who Ate All the Squid? Football Adventures in South Korea By Devon Rowcliffe Key features • First English-language book to explore Korean football, filled with human-interest stories of triumph, tragedy and loss; and surreal anecdotes about living in South Korea • Previously untold story of successful British footballers forced to confront personal demons while working overseas • Examines the tumultuous lives of former Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield and Norwich striker Jamie Cureton • Written by Devon Rowcliffe, a columnist with a master’s degree in Asian studies who wrote about Korean football for the Korea Times • Publicity campaign planned including radio, newspapers, websites, podcasts and magazines Description When a struggling Korean football club wants to transform its fortunes, who does it turn to? A former Chelsea manager and a trio of players with Premier League experience, of course. Who Ate All the Squid charts the year Ian Porterfield managed faltering K League giant Busan IPark. The Sunderland FA Cup legend lured three players from English football out to Korea: striker Jamie Cureton, an ex-England youth international who turned down Manchester United; Andy Cooke, a former Burnley and Stoke City forward who started his career building cowsheds; and Jon Olav Hjelde, who bolstered Nottingham Forest after achieving UEFA Champions League heroics with Rosenborg. How will the players cope with South Korea’s unfamiliar culture and language? Can the Brits overcome personal demons, including car crashes, divorces and alcoholism? And does a British football revolution really stand a chance of succeeding in Northeast Asia? The book also casts a humorous glimpse at the world’s game inside South Korea. Details Publication: 28 September 2020 Trade Orders to: Price: £12.99 Macmillan Distribution (MDL), Cromwell Place, ISBN-13: 9781785316814 Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Format: 216mm x 138mm Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8YJ Binding: Paperback Extent: 288 pages Telephone: 01256 302692 Category: Football Email: [email protected].