++ [ originally posted by K10 ] ++
Is the increase in stock value proportional to the number of wins a club makes?
Not on a week to week basis , No.
Its based around financial events, victories do come into occasionly, but only when you win championships as they come with money
Why would one most likely loose their money?
Well you jus have to look at clubs over the years to see it... no club has ever made money on a mid to long term basis on the stock exchange.
eg.
I bought 10250 shares on floatation at 3.56 per share euro after 4 years they are now worth just 1.44 euros
That is about the average trend for football club shares on the market.
If we look at juve, lazio, roma and even manu the story is similar :
as roma - 20 / 12 / 01 - 17 / 01 / 05 - 2.9 - 0.57
juve - 20 / 12 / 01 - 17 / 01 / 05 - 3.56 - 1.23
ss lazio - 20 / 12 / 01 - 17 / 01 / 05 - 18 - 0.3
manu - 20 / 12 / 01 - 17 / 01 / 05 - 420 - 265
These figures are shared by most clubs in any league across the world whatever their financial state... With only a few exceptions, eg. Lazio (shown above) Who have crashed massively.
As i said... if you buy football club shares you do it for the love of the club and not to make money