Bedford FC

[Rhodes]

This should be an interesting affair at McMullen Park tomorrow afternoon (24 July) shouldn't it:

[Rhodes]

I wonder whether Bedford will do a 'Mick The Miller' and fly out of the traps again this season as was the case last season before disappointingly falling away and prior to Covid sadly destroying the campaign. This afternoon sees Gavin Hoyte and Ollie Thorne's men travel to Icknield Way to take on Tring Corinthians AFC in their final pre-season friendly fixture before locking horns with Shefford Town & Campton at McMullen Park next Wednesday evening:

[Rhodes]

On 31/07/2021 at 14:55, Rhodes said:

I wonder whether Bedford will do a 'Mick The Miller' and fly out of the traps again this season

Bedford have won both their opening League fixtures and, coincidentally, both 3-2 against Shefford Town & Campton and Wellingborough Whitworth, albeit at McMullen Park and they make the tricky looking trip to Thame United Reserves on Saturday. Here are the two match programmes from the games with Shefford Town & Campton and Wellingborough Whitworth:

files.pitchero.com/clubs/78017/srEEeeZETZmpifM3zrlE_Program+No+1+v+Shefford+(Home).pdf

files.pitchero.com/clubs/78017/kVvsWUkrTCe0XG8zkrdw_Matchday+2+Programme+vs+Wellingborough+Whitworth+(home).pdf

[Rhodes]

Some interesting developments at McMullen Park:   Bedford FC Takeover | NonLeagueMatters Forums

Edited December 16, 2021 by Rhodes

[Munchkin]

On 16/12/2021 at 22:12, Rhodes said:

Some interesting developments at McMullen Park:   Bedford FC Takeover | NonLeagueMatters Forums

It’s bizarre, the bloke has gone big announcement. Bedford Twitter hasn’t said a thing and just promoted tomorrows game ?

[Rhodes]

Munchkin - I'm just wondering whether the SSML hierarchy put Mr McCormack through the 'fit and proper persons' test before he took over the reins from Lui La Mura at McMullen Park, that would surely be advisable. I see that Bradford City have received an offer from a group of US Cryptocurrency investors to buy the Club so perhaps that is the way we are sadly heading, Clive Carter might be getting a knock on his office door soon at Abbey Road ? 

[Rhodes]

This afternoon's BBC Three Counties Radio Non League Show with Ollie Bayliss featured new Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack who took over as Chairman of the McMullen Park Club on Thursday, here is a link to the interesting interview:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bbp53t

[Rhodes]

Mr McCormack went on a bit didn't he on Ollie Bayliss's show, no doubt it wiII aII be a five minute wonder until he goes skint through the unpredictabe Bitcoin 'fad'.

[Rhodes]

An interesting artice on the BBC Sport website, Mr McCormack is certainly the man of the moment but will it all end in floods of tears: 

Bedford FC: Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack has Premier League dream for 10th-tier side - BBC Sport

Edited December 20, 2021 by Rhodes

[Karen Browne]

Bedford manager and assistant manager resign

[Rhodes]

Karen - Thanks for the information, I was going to say, tongue in cheek, in my last post that Jason Goldman and Martin Wells's days were numbered at McMullen Park, and especially following the 6-1 defeat at Northampton Sileby Rangers on Saturday, it appears that they walked before they were pushed by Mr McCormack:

Bedford FC manager resigns following takeover by Bitcoin podcaster - BBC Sport

Edited December 26, 2021 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Some bad news for Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack today: 

Bitcoin’s richest trader loses $800MILLION in one day as cryptocurrency market collapses (thesun.co.uk)

[Rhodes]

A Daily Star article on new Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack which pretty much says it all:  

Meet the man aiming to take Bedford FC to the top of English football using Bitcoin - Daily Star 

[Rhodes]

An interview with new Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack which, again, pretty much says it all:  

[Rhodes]

Check out the new Bedford, sorry Real Bedford website which, again, pretty much says it all about the new regime at McMullen Park, it's a very sad state of affairs:  

Real Bedford FC   

We have agreed on a deal to Acquire Bedford FC. If you would like to track Bedford FC, fixtures and results, please visit their website here. At the end of the season Bedford FC will become Real Bedford and all information regarding the club, including fixtures, results, position and player profiles will appear here.  

Edited January 15, 2022 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 22/12/2021 at 11:40, Karen Browne said:

Bedford manager and assistant manager resign

Did we find out why Jason Goldman and Martin Wells's positions had been made untenable at McMullen Park, what was actually their objection to Peter McCormack's arrival:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59753455

[Rhodes]

Here is an interesting YouTube piece particularly as, wait for it, it is disclosed that Mr McCormack made an unsuccessful bid for Bedford Town prior to approaching former Bedford Chairman Lui La Mura  and making him an offer for the Club he could not refuse:

https://jamesbachini.com/bedford-fc/

https://www.betting-offers.com/2021/12/bedford-fc-the-worlds-first-football-club-to-be-bought-with-cryptocurrency/

 

[Rhodes]

A recent and interesting BBC News article on new Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack, I wonder whether Bedford Town have any regrets about unceremoniousIy showing Mr McCormack the door of The Eyrie before he approached then Bedford Chairman Lui La Mura and asked him to name his price for the CIub:  

Bedford FC: Bitcoin podcaster says the club is now global - BBC News

[Rhodes]

Mr McCormack has certainly not disappointed so far has he where streaming Bedford games Worldwide is concerned since his arrival at McMullen Park, very impressive:

Highlights | Wellingborough Whitworth v Bedford - 22.01.22 - YouTube

Highlights | Bedford FC v Letchworth Garden City Eagles - 19.01.22 - YouTu

Highlights | Bedford FC v Stotfold FC - 15.01.22 - Bing video

[Rhodes]

Bedford have announced a major sponsorship deaI with global United States cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini who, supposedIy, process approximately $200 million a day in trades in a range of cryptocurrency around the globe. Gemini's CEO, Tyler Winklevoss, is reported to be worth $3.8 billion and is famous for suing Facebook  founder Mark Zuckerburg aIong with his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss who is President of the company:

Cryptocurrency company Gemini throw their weight behind Bedford FC - Bedford Independent

[Rhodes]

A Podcast with Bedford FC Chairman Peter McCormack hosting, he is not very compIimentary about the 4-1 defeat at Shefford Town & Campton saying that 'we pIayed terribIe' and he 'hoped none of the pIayers were Iistening':

What Bitcoin Did: Orange Pilling the IMF with Jack Mallers on Apple Podcasts  

Against many challenges, Bitcoin, the worlds first true cryptocurrency has survived for over a decade. With What Bitcoin Did, podcast host Peter McCormack talks to experts in the world of Bitcoin. From developers to investors, journalists to Bitcoin company CEOs, you will learn about everything that is happening in the world of Bitcoin.

[Rhodes]

More Bedford Iive streams from their Iast four fixtures against Irchester United Iast Saturday, WinsIow United on 5 February, Shefford Town & Campton on 1 February and Rushden & Higham United on 29 January:

Highlights | Irchester United v Bedford 12 Feb 2022 - Bing video

EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Winslow United v Bedford FC - YouTube

Full Game | Shefford Town and Campton FC V Bedford - Bing video  

Highlights | Bedford FC v Rushden & Higham United FC - Bing video  

[Rhodes]

Another interesting YouTube interview with Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack, he is not very compIimentary about Tottenham and his Ianguage Ieaves a Iot to be desired, it's not reaIIy becoming of a FootbaII CIub Chairman:

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Another interesting Podcast with Peter McCormack guesting, interestingly he points out that he is still going through the process of acquiring the Club and all the i's aren't actually dotted as yet or the t's crossed. Mr McCormack states that 'there are still some complexities with the purchase' which is strange isn't it as we thought everything had been done and dusted and it has made former Chairman Lui La Mura a rich man:

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1PlJQakkPMvJE

[Rhodes]

I wonder whether the noveIty is aIready starting to wear thin for new Bedford Chairman Peter McCormack as he has quit Twitter and the Club's Iive stream of every game appears to have suddenly stopped, I wonder whether he has thrown, sorry, chucked in the toweI after pointing out in a Podcast that he is still going through the process of acquiring the Club due to some 'complexities with the purchase'. It's aIso interesting that Mr McCormack tried to purchase Step 4 Bedford Town before Bedford but was unceremoniousIy shown the door of The Eyrie by Chairman Ralph Allen, that wouId indicate that Bedford isn't his first love and he had his sights firmly set on the bigger Club in the town: 

 

Peter McCormack 

@PeterMcCormack·

21. mar.

I’m quitting Twitter.