#4 Blackburn Rovers
Only six clubs have won the English title in the Premier League era. One of them is on course to putting up the worst Premier League title defence in history, but another one has messed up way, way more than that. Step in Blackburn Rovers – currently finding themselves on course for relegation from the Championship nearly 22 years after winning the Premier League title.
Even though far away from the lofty heights of the European places, Blackburn Rovers was a solid mid-table team as late as December 2010 under the no nonsense stewardship of Sam Allardyce. In walked new owners Venky's, an Indian poultry firm, with bullish talk of landing the likes of Ronaldinho and Beckham.
In retrospect, such talk has come to represent everything their ownership has meant to the club – false promises and a failure to understand and respect the ambition of the club.
As Blackburn Rovers fans step up the protest against their lackadaisical owners, the club serves as a stark reminder of the potential consequences of ignorant ownership. Next time you root for your club to be taken over by a rich foreign investor, remember – Blackburn's glitter definitely did not turn out to be gold.
The Lancashire club will win the prize hands down in the event of relegation to League One, but for now, we will give them the benefit of the doubt.
