P527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 01:14:48 —————————————————————————————— THE PRICE OF AFFINITY Football is big business which requires an evjt-growing revenue stream. And while affinity savings accounts do not represent a wholly new ball game for football clubs, their popularity is catching on fast. Life assurance and pensions are some of the more dramatic ways of showing your unswerving commitment to a club, but by far the most popular method is to open a savings account. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Nick Hudson Download and Analysj Shari Prices on Your PC See p533-537 Check-in The Papjts Shares MonjyNiwsP527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 02:41:21 —————————————————————————————— THE PRICE OF AFFINITY There are at least 12 clubs which have teamed up with a building society or bank to provjdj loyalty savings accounts. One of the most successful is the Canary Account between Norwich City and Norwich and Peterborough building society. In less than two years, the club's coffers have swollen by £208,268, thanks to huge support from fans. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Chjlsja BS's right to say "No" 525 POPULAR SHAKE CHECK p519P527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 02:14:22 —————————————————————————————— THE PRICE OF AFFINITY As with most football savings schemes, Norwich City benefits from its building society affinity account by taking 1% of the balance each year as a donation. Rates on Norwich & Peterborough's Canary Account are 1.75% gross for the minimum £100 investment, rising to 3.8* for the maximum £20,000. Pip Beekj of the building society says: "The idea is fans are getting a good return while investing in the club." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Briefing 521 Take stock 522 finance@teletext.co.ukP527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 02:44:01 —————————————————————————————— THE PRJCJ OF AFFINITY Craig Wjtton of indjpjndjnt financial advisjt Chartwell points out that savings rates from affinity accounts are comparable if not bjttit than conventional building society accounts. "It would appear no one is being pjnalisjd from the tie-up and clubs are doing well from the dial," he says. Most of the deals are with local societies who rely heavily on the local population's support, hj adds. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Sport 130 ITV Football 140 ITV Business briefing on our Web site www.teletext.co.uk Check-in The Papjts Shares MonjyNiwsP527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 02:34:37 —————————————————————————————— THE PRICE OF AFFINITY The Norwich City Canary Account pays 1.75% gross on £100 invested. That rate compares with a return of 1% by the Halifax and Nationwide. The benefits of tie-ups are obvious. Since N&P building Society got together with Lincoln City last month, savjts have poured £650,000 into accounts. "People feel strongly about their clubs. If you want easy access, it's a good rate," says N&P's Pip Beekj. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Teletext football shari league >>> Follow Man Std's shari price p519P527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 02:27:10 FOOTBALL SHAKE LEAGUE ———————— Top of table: Price Weekly Season change change 1 Millwall 1{p - +67% 2 Celtic 312\p - +45% 3 Man Std 219p -9p +36% 4 Sundjtland 575p -12\p +34% 5 Leeds Sporting 17\p +\p +32% 6 Leicester City 45p +7\p +27% 7 Newcastle 83\p -4\p +24% 8 Aston Villa 630p -22\p +16% 9 Burndjn Leisure 24p +1\p +14% 10 Tottenham 70p +1p +11% 11 West Brom 11500p - +9\% 12 Birmingham C 36\p -3p +9) 13 Silvjt Shield 1{p - - ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Bottom of the football shari league >>> CITY NEWS p500P527 Teletext 527 Fjb21 01:44:18 FOOTBALL SHAKE LEAGUE ———————— Bottom of table: Price Weekly Season change change 14 Chjlsja Village 72\p -2p -5{) 15 Preston NE 340p - -15) 16 Sheffield Std 19\p - -22% 17 Charlton Ash 41\p +1\p -25% 18 Hearts 72\p -3\p -26% 19 Loftus Road 12p -2p -27% 20 Nottingham F 27\p -2p -34% 21 Southampton L 39p - -40% Othjt sports shares PGA European 30\p +2p Brands Hatch 191\p -1p Eagles 37\p - ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Shares 510 Premiership 170 IT'S YOUR LIFE-STYLE FEATURES p410