{"product_id":"owning-it-9781037415807","title":"Owning It : In My Own Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deeply personal football memoir from former Newcastle United and West Ham striker Andy Carroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 2011, at the age of twenty two, Andy Carroll became the most expensive British footballer in history. A Geordie powerhouse, one moment he was the hero of Newcastle United at St James’ Park, the next he was boarding a helicopter to Liverpool FC, with a £35-million price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind the record-breaking fee lies a far more personal story. For the first time, Andy speaks candidly about the pain of leaving his boyhood club (and later the emotional reality of his high-profile return) and reveals what really happened on that frantic Transfer Deadline Day and what it felt like to be the most talked-about man in the country. With humour and honesty, he also confronts the injury-prone label, a narrative that has followed his career, and speaks about the long, gruelling months in the treatment room and the mental strain it took.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the nightclubs of Newcastle to the quiet streets of France, Owning It is more than a football memoir. It’s a raw, often humorous, story of a career shaped by soaring highs, crushing lows and an unshakeable desire to step back onto the pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe may not have been what the pundits wanted – or what the tabloids made him out to be - but he was always Andy Carroll. This is his untold story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Andy Carroll\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eNorthumberland, Tyne \u0026amp; Wear, Autobiography: sport, Memoirs, Football (Soccer, Association football)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 Sep 2026 by Pan Macmillan.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andy Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319500808570,"sku":"9781037415807","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781037415807.jpg?v=1790630149","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/owning-it-9781037415807","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}