3) Newcastle United At the end of last season, the Telegraph's Luke Edwards described Newcastle as "born out of arrogance, complacency and a flawed business model where profits are more important than the strength of the football team. It is a broken football club that needs a huge repair job over the summer." It hard to imagine a club owner more universally despised than Mike Ashley, whose Sports Direct-tastic stewardship has left a bitter taste in the mouth of the vast majority of Newcastle fans. The "Ashley Out" campaign feels like it has been going on for years and (as of last month) almost a third of season tickets were unsold. The decision to only allow "preferred media partners" access to the new manager Steve McClaren has further isolated club from the realms of common sense, but still the owner shows no signs of budging. Newcastle's annual profits are of little comfort to the St James' Park faithful. Picture: ACTION IMAGES

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