ELATION: The joy of the goal celebration remains untainted in Non-League
PICTURE: Ian Morsman
APPARENTLY the Luddites were misunderstood. You know, that band of English workers who went around smashing up the machines threatening their jobs in the early 1800s, in the throes of the Industrial Revolution?
The movement named after General Ned Ludd, a mythical figure who, like Robin Hood, was said to live in Sherwood Forest? No? Bear with me then.
These days, of course, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone who dislikes technology. Yet contrary to popular be...
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