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Real Bedford head for Premier League?

Spartan South Midlands Division One outfit Bedford FC have been bought by a local bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack and he has announced his ambition to take them all the way from Step 6 to the Premier League.

Unfortunately the first response has been for manager Jason Goldman and his coaching team to quit.  He said: 'We wish the new owner all the best in his quest to bring Premier League football to Bedford.'

McCormack tried to buy Bedford Town two steps higher up the pyramid, but was rebuffed.  Bedford FC was formed in 2002 from a merger of Bedford United and US Valerio.

McCormack says that he intends to use his contacts throughout the cryptocurrency world to generate the funding that would allow the McMullen Park outfit to climb the ten tiers to the top flight.  He aims to change the club's name to Real Bedford at the end of the season.

He told BBC local radio: 'I always thought Bedford as a town could support a league club.  We're a population of 134,000 people.'   That overlooks the fact that many of these people may support Premier League clubs in London or back the more successful Bedford Town.  One local reaction has been to call the takeover 'an absolute disaster'.

McCormack claims to already have £250,000 of sponsorship, a huge sum for Step 6 of the non-league pyramid: https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/bitcoin-businessman-peter-mccormack-sets-sights-on-premier-league-after-bedford-fc-purchase/

Ambitious owners with dreams of reaching the Premier League or even the Football League crop up wth monotonous regularity.   It's harder than they think.  Remember Billericay Town?

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