A tale of two football clubs- Jota on the Wing v We Don’t Do Walking Away
Soccer Football - Scottish League Cup - Semi Final - Celtic v Kilmarnock - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 14, 2023 Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou celebrates after the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Back in the brilliant spring of 2012 an elderly man with shoulders out of control captured the imagination of a group of football fans.
Using the keyboard of his grandchildren he created We Don’t Do Walking Away, the Gullible & Deluded lapped it up, apparently it was the mood of the time as their club dealt with administration. Fans raised £433,215 towards the £80m debt owed mainly to Her Majesty as they hunted for a sugar Daddy to stop Celtic winning trophies.
The unknown keyboard player got a visit to Murray Park, manager Ally McCoist loved his rallying cry and a few months later his club was kaput. Administration ended, liquidation started but the popping shoulders and keyboard masterclass lives on, surviving the death of the club.
A tale of two clubs…… pic.twitter.com/XDMMWw773v
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A decade later Celtic fans adopted a popular song to Jota, their superstar from Portugal. A few months later Ellie Dixon was asked by Patrick Kielty to sing the song on BBC 5 Live!
Soon after Big Bemz joined in, a drummer was found and a classic piano added to the unique Celtic mix. Without a single keyboard or shoulder having to pop.
