Bamboo Goalposts - Softcover

Simons, Rowan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447289668 ISBN 13: 9781447289661

Publisher: Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

'Highly unusual and very entertaining' – Irish Mail on Sunday

Rowan Simons has lived (and played football) in China for over twenty years. He presents and works with Beijing TV and runs his own media company, but his real passion is getting China to embrace amateur football – which isn’t easy in a country where for decades it was illegal for more than ten people to congregate for the purposes of a recreational sporting activity.

Bamboo Goalposts is an amusing and insightful account of what it’s like to live, work and play football in China, communicating with wit and humour what contemporary China is like when viewed through Western eyes.

Rowan's love of the country and its people shines off every page. He has lived there for so long that he understands what it takes to get ahead, but at the same time, he is still very much an English football fan who just wants to share his passion for the beautiful game.

Bamboo Goalposts is a personal odyssey inspired by the selfless pioneers of amateur football who took the game around the world in centuries past, but somehow missed China.

About this title

About the Author

Rowan Simons is one of the most respected international experts in the Chinese TV industry with over twenty years' experience in PRC media production, distribution, broadcasting, advertising and media research. He is Chairman of OMI Group and an adviser to myriad Chinese media organisations including China International TV Corporation, the Provincial TV Stations Exchange Group and the City TV Stations Research Committee. He plays football at least once a week for Forbidden City FC and is the author of Bamboo Goalposts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447289668
• ISBN 13: 9781447289661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400