Are you a fan of a football club, its business model or both?

Are you a fan of a football club, its business model or both? Today, I would like to briefly offer some degree of insight into a relatively new business line of one of England’s most successful football clubs- Arsenal FC.

You will find that the price of Arsenal shares have risen significantly over the past decades = good returns on investments. This is because the club has diverse lines of booming businesses apart from its controversially successful football team. Arsenal’s Chief Executive Ivan Gazidiz has always maintained that the self sustaining business model of the club is very much on track.

For me, it was very interesting to know that the club is presently planning to join the green revolution as its management is considering proposals on green energy investments in the UK. This is coming as a result of previous successes recorded in similar renewable energy projects embarked upon. In October 2008, the club installed and commissioned a solar thermal preheat system to support 711 apartments

at its former neighbourhood at Highbury with a projected annual energy output of solar array of 327,600kWhss and electricity C02 displacement savings of 140,868kg Carbon  per annum. The installation consists of solar panels spread over 800m2 on the roofs at the Highbury Square development. The system produces 350,000kw hours of energy each year (10% of the total buildings energy footprint) to heat 56,000 litres of stored water. The system provides residents of the 711 apartments with an environmentally efficient supply of hot water for around 40 weeks of the year.

Well done gunners and all the best in tomorrow’s Carling Cup final!

Sources: http://www.riomay.com/case-studies.php, www.tribalfootball.com