Bedford FC

[Rhodes]

On 12/04/2024 at 18:21, RallyInRaleigh said:

https://www.realbedford.com/news/winklevoss-twins-to-invest-45m-into-real-bedford-football-club

RallyInRaleigh - I see that the BBC have covered the story of the cool $4.5 million investment in Real Bedford by Winklevoss Capital as well as our best selling newspaper The Sun: 

Real Bedford gets £3.6m cryptocurrency investment - BBC News

Billionaire Winklevoss twins make huge investment in English football club with ambitions to reach Premier League | The Sun

[Rhodes]

On 14/04/2024 at 21:35, LondonEagle said:

Interesting write-up of the match here, sounds like everyone had a good day in the sun

LondonEagle - Thanks for that, Tring Athletic produced a nice, and unbiased, match report shortly after the proceedings on Saturday, also see Real Bedford's report, some local press coverage, the match programme and highlights from the live stream:

Match Report: Real Bedford 0 - 0 Tring Athletic : First Team

Pirates held to a stalemate at McMullen Park in front of a record crowd | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin

Real Bedford must wait for title after Tring stalemate - Bedford Independent

#37+RBFC+v+TAFC+-+SMSPL+13.04.24.pdf (squarespace.com)

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 13/04/2024 at 13:16, Rhodes said:

Just before all the excitement begins at McMullen Park this afternoon, with the men's eagerly awaited Tring Athletic fixture, a gentle reminder that Real Bedford Ladies take on Bowers & Pitsea Ladies tomorrow afternoon, also at McMullen Park, kick off 2.00pm with the game being live streamed. The Ladies will be looking forward to 'exorcising their demons' following last Sunday's shock 4-1 defeat to second in the Eastern Region Women's League Premier Division table Haringey Borough Ladies

I wonder how many of the delegates from the Conference and others stayed on for the Real Bedford Ladies v Bowers & Pitsea Eastern Region Women's League Premier Division fixture yesterday afternoon at McMullen Park which Real Bedford Ladies won 4-0, see a match report and highlights from the live stream to follow:

Real Bedford Ladies got back to winning ways over Bowers & Pitsea | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 29/12/2023 at 12:40, Rhodes said:

An update on the last three match programmes for those who haven't accessed them, Baldock Town on Saturday 25 November, Potton United on Tuesday 28 November and Crawley Green on Saturday 23 December, happy reading over the New Year period:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/619758344d16e93725c39d0a/t/658bf37027cc9b437de4af7e/1703670664878/%2333+RBFC+v+BTFC+-+SMPL+-+25.11.23

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/619758344d16e93725c39d0a/t/658bf3cc80b5862687d35ebd/1703670781570/%2334+RBFC+v+PUFC+-+SMPL+-+28.11.23

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/619758344d16e93725c39d0a/t/658bf4506889ad509c7422df/1703670911608/%2335+RBFC+v+CGFC+-+SMPL+-+23.12.23

Here we go folks, an update on the last eight home match programmes for those who haven't been able to access them as yet, Biggleswade United on Saturday 17 February, Harpenden Town on Tuesday 27 February, Leverstock Green on Saturday 16 March, Dunstable Town on Saturday 23 March, Shefford Town & Campton on Saturday 30th March, Tring Athletic in the Premier Division Cup on Saturday 6 April, FC Romania on Tuesday 9 April and, lastly, Tring Athletic last Saturday, 13 April. Happy reading:

Programmes | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

16 hours ago, LondonEagle said:

Interesting write-up of the match here, sounds like everyone had a good day in the sun.

Real Bedford 0 Tring Athletic 0
Spartan South Midlands Premier
Admission £4 (concession by CASH), Programme £2.50
On reading the (overpriced) programme

I found this comment a little peculiar, some National League and EFL Club's would be proud of such a match programme (see below), I take it that the groundhopper didn't take advantage of the deal whereby he would have got a free match programme:

#37+RBFC+v+TAFC+-+SMSPL+13.04.24.pdf (squarespace.com)

[Rhodes]

You have to say that it was rather disappointing Rob Sinclair's men could not secure all three points against a Tring Athletic side on Saturday, who they had beaten 3-0 just a week previously in the Premier Division Cup, especially in front of the unprecedented 1,013 attendance at McMullen Park. How do we see the last two fixtures panning out on Tuesday and on Saturday for both Real Bedford, at home to London Lions and away at bottom of the table Sawbridgeworth Town, and Milton Keynes Irish away at Cockfosters and at home to London Lions:

[Rhodes]

More coverage of the unprecedented news that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have ploughed $4.5 million of investment into Real Bedford and become co-owners of the Club although, no doubt, they will take a back seat and allow Mr McCormack to do all the 'donkey' and 'spade' work. Unlike at 'big boys' Wrexham FC where their co-owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, constantly interfere with the day to day running of the Club and take all the credit for their back to back promotions, unlike Mr McCormack has done:

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Invest $4.5M of Bitcoin Into Real Bedford, Becoming Co-Owners With Peter McCormack | Gemini

Bitcoin twins propel Real Bedford FC with $4.5m investment (paymentexpert.com)

Breaking news: Real Bedford announce $4.5m investment from Gemini's Winklevoss twins - Bedford Independent

Cryptocurrency billionaire twins invest in ninth-tier club Real Bedford as they look to replicate Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney's achievements with Wrexham | Goal.com UK

Edited April 15 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

I wonder whether LondonEagle still thinks that Bedford Town can make automatic promotion from the Southern League Division One Central with just three League fixtures remaining, at home to Welwyn Garden City and North Leigh and away to, wait for it, Leighton Town next Saturday who will delight in teaching their former Manager Lee Bircham a stark lesson for his 'treachery':

			Overall					Home					Away
		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Biggleswade Town	33	20	5	8	67	36	8	3	5	31	23	12	2	3	36	13	+31	65
2	Bedford Town	33	17	9	7	67	36	8	3	5	39	21	9	6	2	28	15	+31	60
3	Ware	34	18	5	11	67	55	12	2	3	40	20	6	3	8	27	35	+12	59
4	Waltham Abbey	35	17	7	11	67	53	9	3	5	35	27	8	4	6	32	26	+14	58
5	AFC Dunstable	34	18	4	12	71	65	9	1	7	37	36	9	3	5	34	29	+6	58
6	Welwyn Garden City	33	17	2	14	75	68	8	2	7	37	36	9	0	7	38	32	+7	53
7	Cirencester Town	34	14	9	11	60	42	8	5	4	35	19	6	4	7	25	23	+18	51
8	Stotfold	34	14	7	13	61	55	10	1	6	30	20	4	6	7	31	35	+6	49
9	Hadley	32	15	3	14	57	53	10	1	6	29	21	5	2	8	28	32	+4	48
10	Kings Langley	35	13	9	13	71	71	8	5	5	42	31	5	4	8	29	40	0	48
11	Biggleswade	32	13	5	14	58	54	5	3	7	31	27	8	2	7	27	27	+4	44
12	North Leigh	33	14	1	18	52	70	7	0	9	29	30	7	1	9	23	40	-18	43
13	Leighton Town	34	12	6	16	51	59	6	2	9	23	26	6	4	7	28	33	-8	42
14	Barton Rovers	33	10	11	12	52	55	6	6	4	26	25	4	5	8	26	30	-3	41
15	Hertford Town	33	12	5	16	51	66	7	4	6	31	27	5	1	10	20	39	-15	41
16	Aylesbury United	33	11	6	16	57	69	4	5	8	25	34	7	1	8	32	35	-12	39
17	Kidlington	33	10	7	16	42	58	7	4	6	29	29	3	3	10	13	29	-16	37
18	Thame United	34	10	4	20	46	67	6	2	9	23	28	4	2	11	23	39	-21	34
19	Kempston Rovers	34	8	5	21	35	75	4	3	10	17	38	4	2	11	18	37	-40	29

[Rhodes]

Ollie Bayliss's BBC Three Counties Radio Non League Show last night (Monday 15 April) included a feature on Real Bedford and an interview with Chairman Peter McCormack following the $4.5 million of investment ploughed into the Club, fast forward to 46 minutes of the show if you wish to listen:

The Non-League Show - Cup Finals, Investment and Promotions - Cup Finals, Investment and Promotions - BBC Sounds

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Let's get ready to rumble then for this evening's penultimate League fixture of the 2023/24 season against London Lions at McMullen Park which will be live streamed:

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

The latest Podcast aII about footbaII in Bedfordshire which includes an interesting feature on Real Bedford following the recent announcement that $4.5 million will be invested in the Club, fast forward to five minutes into the show. LondonEagle has been as quiet as a mouse hasn't he about the investment which could have easily gone into Bedford Town's coffers had they played their cards right when Mr McCormack came calling at The Eyrie:

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Have we heard this interview with Mr McCormack from a year or so ago with the 'Change Work Life' Podcast and host Jeremy Cline who sounds just like 'Whispering' Bob Harris. It's a very interesting one delving into his so called 'dark past' and 'hitting rock bottom' for a while following the breakup of his marriage, it goes to show what can be achieved, despite adversity in life, if you put your mind to it and it's a stark lesson to us all:

Episode 161: Hitting rock bottom: How I went from drug addict to top Bitcoin podcaster – with Peter McCormack of What Bitcoin Did - Change Work Life

Edited April 16 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 15/04/2024 at 12:26, Rhodes said:

I wonder how many of the delegates from the Conference and others stayed on for the Real Bedford Ladies v Bowers & Pitsea Eastern Region Women's League Premier Division fixture yesterday afternoon at McMullen Park which Real Bedford Ladies won 4-0, see a match report and highlights from the live stream to follow:

Real Bedford Ladies got back to winning ways over Bowers & Pitsea | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin

Sorry to do a Tommy SteeIe again folks but 'what a picture, what a picture, what a photograph' of Real Bedford Ladies with some of the Conference delegates from, wait for it, Minneapolis who travelled thousands of miles at their own expense and stayed around for the Ladies Eastern Region Women's League Premier Division fixture against Bowers & Pitsea Ladies on Sunday, quite incredible to put it mildly:

Epic day watching the @RBFCLadies win 4-nil and getting to meet the players in the Clubhouse. Looking forward to their continued success!

[Cruz]

The magnificient Pirates, so much pleasure watching you this season. Many thanks Peter.

[LondonEagle]

Congratulations on promotion!

 

 

[RallyInRaleigh]

Sorry I've been muted in recent weeks--I've been on an extended climbing trip where internet is intermittent on a good day. What a season! Can't wait to see if we can back it up with a cup win as well and then it's on to the next!

[PatrollR24]

CHAMPIONSSS! What a season! Pushed right to the wire by MK Irish, certainly not as easy as anyone expected but got the job done!
 

Do wish Irish all the best in their playoffs! A fantastic season of their own and from what I understand operate on a very small budget! Massive overachievement to push us all the way!

[LondonEagle]

Bedford Town Match report, congratulating Real Bedford on their title win. https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/teams/92750/match-centre/1-14806461/report?utm_campaign=match_report&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter

Edited April 18 by LondonEagle

[Rhodes]

On 16/04/2024 at 22:44, LondonEagle said:

Congratulations on promotion!

LondonEagle - Is that through gritted teeth

Edited April 18 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 16/04/2024 at 10:35, Rhodes said:

Let's get ready to rumble then for this evening's penultimate League fixture of the 2023/24 season against London Lions at McMullen Park which will be live streamed:

Highlights from the live stream on Tuesday evening and the 2-0 Championship winning win over London Lions, a match report, local press coverage and an article on BBC News:

Real Bedford clinch League title after win against London Lions | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin

Wild celebrations at McMullen Park as Real Bedford secure another league title - Bedford Independent

Real Bedford win title days after US bitcoin investment - Yahoo Sports

Edited April 19 by Rhodes