The Bitcoin Football Club with Peter McCormack & Dominic Frisby - WBD452

Location: London
Date: Thursday 13th January
Company: Real Bedford
Role: Chairman


For years I have wanted to buy a football club in Bedford and get
them in the football league. Now it’s a reality as I have agreed
to acquire Bedford FC and set up the first Bitcoin standard
football club: Real Bedford. And, it’s thanks to Bitcoin and its
amazing community.


There are two prime motivations. Firstly I want an opportunity to
play my part and help spread the wider exposure, education, and
adoption of Bitcoin. There are many great people I’ve been
fortunate to interview over these past few years who have
provided real value to the ecosystem.


Secondly, I want to give something back to my hometown where I
still live: Bedford. Like many small towns throughout the UK and
around the world, it has gone through various waves of growth and
contraction that have tested its identity. A football club that’s
able to compete at the highest levels could provide a positive
focal point for the town and put it firmly back on the map.


Don’t be fooled into thinking this isn’t without major
challenges. I have never run a football club before, we’re 9
leagues below the Premier League, I have other significant
commitments, and there’s widespread incredulity about my
ambitions. But, this is a boys’ own dream, and I want to take you
along for the ride.


In this interview, Bitcoin advocate and good friend of What
Bitcoin Did Dominic Frisby talks to Peter McCormack, Chairman of
Real Bedford. We discuss the dream to help Bitcoin and Bedford,
learning to run a football club, and documenting the adventure.