‘He treated us like idiots’: the crypto mogul and a bitter battle over Bedford’s football clubs

‘He treated us like idiots’: the crypto mogul and a bitter battle over Bedford’s football clubs
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‘He treated us like idiots’: the crypto mogul and a bitter battle over Bedford’s football clubs
Author: Ben Bloom. Pictures by Tom Jenkins and Martin Godwin
Published: Feb, 27 2025 05:00

Summary at a Glance

Potential merger of Bedford Town and Real Bedford, led by an ambitious owner, causes rancour among fans who fear for the future.

The entrance to Real Bedford’s Ledger Stadium is just behind one of the stands of Bedford Town.

For fans of Real Bedford – a baby compared with their Bedford Town great-grandparent next door – there is general enthusiasm at the opportunity that lies ahead.

But tonight foes have been brought together to hear the prospect of not only becoming friends but being adopted into the same family; two football clubs – unthinkably, in the eyes of many in attendance – merging into one, an initiative driven by Real Bedford’s co-owner and chairman, Peter McCormack.

It is a couple of weeks before the fans’ forum, and there is a hum of excitement in the Real Bedford clubhouse, where mismatched furniture evokes a ramshackle church function room.

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