Jump!

About JG Nolan

JG Nolan was born and raised in a sleepy village in Shropshire and loved writing stories and playing football as a child. He has been a teacher for many years working mainly with children who have had difficult beginnings in life. He strongly believes in positive thinking and feels most things are achievable if you put your mind to it. When his football mad son Robbie was much younger he kept breaking bones and was told by the doctors that he should never play football again. It was during one of his many lengthy stays visiting Robbie in the local children''s hospital that the idea for ''Jump!'' drifted into JG Nolan''s mind. JG Nolan began to read the exploits of famous maverick footballers from the past to inspire his son and give him hope. Whilst doing this he became more and more drawn to the tales of famous Celtic legends from the 1920s whose names are still chanted in Parkhead to this day. It soon became clear to him- his first book would have to be set in Scotland. JG Nolan''s research led him to discover the iconic ethereal Cathkin Park.After meeting Scottish actor Simon Weir who has helped preserve the park for many years the pieces of the jigsaw fell into place and ''Jump!'' was born. When JG Nolan''s son started on his long road to recovery and fitness his determination to succeed reached the ears of famous local footballer Joe Hart then at Manchester City. Joe very kindly sent Robbie some signed goalkeeper gloves to cheer him up during treatment. Robbie would eventually follow in Joe''s footsteps and attend the same secondary school in their home town Shrewsbury. Years later after Joe had transferred to Celtic he was thrilled to be asked to read ''Jump!'' and offered to write the foreword. A truly serendipitous chain of events!