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 | | Previously, investors had stayed away from football because they did not trust the people who ran the clubs, and because the business side of football was not profitable - clubs spent most of their money on buying players and few ever made a profit. |
 | | Football's cyclical nature suggests that at some stage the team will be less successful and when that happens, it will be interesting to see how investors react. |
 | | While not every club wants to, or should, seek a stock market listing, the fact that investors in Britain are willing to buy football club shares reflects how successful the bigger clubs have been in building their commercial activities. |
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