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DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Real Bedford 4-1 FC Clacton

Peter McCormack’s bold announcement about plans to take Real Bedford into the Premier League was dismissed with the same “Oh no, here we go again” reaction that all other big money men receive when taking over a club and making similar bold claims.

by
Gregor Robertson
27 August 2023

DIARY OF

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15

REAL BEDFORD 4
FC CLACTON 1
Peter McCormack’s bold announcement about plans to take Real Bedford into the Premier League was dismissed with the same “Oh no, here we go again” reaction that all other big money men receive when taking over a club and making similar bold claims.
Looking on the club’s website, there’s a 38page Business Plan for all to see detailing how the club is going to achieve its goals. The plan looks perfectly fine and is full of very worthy aims built around diversity and equal opportunities. So far, so good. And then BitCoin rears its ugly head…
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