18 Biggest Newcastle United Villains

From "living in a goldfish bowl" to being a member of the "Cockney Mafia".

By Chris Waugh /

Newcastle United Football Club has some of the most-passionate supporters on the planet who show undying affection for their heroes - but they also reserve a special kind of distaste for those "villains" who they deem to have tarnished the reputation of their beloved team in some way. Never far away from the headlines, Newcastle United are a turbulent club that endure extreme highs and disastrous lows on an all-too-regular basis - meaning their supporters are faced with all kinds of emotions throughout every given season. Yet, down the years, who has been the biggest villain in the eyes of fans of this famous Tyneside club? Obviously names such as Mike Ashley - the controversial owner - and former manager Alan Pardew immediately spring to the forefront of the mind, but there are other figures who, over time, supporters of other clubs may have forgotten are severely disliked in Newcastle. For example, one ex-player labelled being based in Newcastle as like "living in a goldfish bowl" after leaving, while a former manager became a hated figure after he tried to get rid of Alan Shearer, and then there was the former chairman who lined his own pockets with money from the club. Well, here are the 18 biggest villains in the eyes of supporters in the history of Newcastle United Football Club.