Barry Bannan stands out.

RJ Sepich is an ardent Aston Villa and USMNT Supporter. Sepich is the Sports Editor at The Pitt News, the daily student newspaper at the University of Pittsburgh. This is RJ's first piece for TSG.

Like many Aston Villa fans and players, Villa midfielder Barry Bannan was probably happy to see the end of a miserable season for the West Midlands side.

The relegation battle took another turn last night as Bolton's come from behind win at Villa park, dragged Aston Villa firmly into the relegation battle.

Alex McLeish, whose hiring upset a lot of Villa fans initially, faced the full fury of angry Aston Villa fans last night after Bolton came from behind to win.

1. Ashley Young has taken QPR owner Tony Fernandes' suggestion seriously and is making a genuine effort to be Tom Daley's diving partner at London 2012. 2. Amid all the heightened security presence in the Falklands, the UK took its eyes off the ball and Norwich fell prey to some impressive Argentinian attacks on Saturday.

Aston Villa fans might not be convinced by the club's current transfer policy, but their new signing is a potent attacking threat, comfortable on either wing, who will make sure the team can get the ball down and play. Gee the harris hawk has been brought to Villa Park to scare off pesky magpies who [.

Aston Villa boos disappoint Liverpool's Stewart Downing

Liverpool midfielder Stewart Downing is pleased with his team's performance in the 2-0 win at Villa Park but disappointed by the reaction of some Aston Villa fans on his return to the club he left for Anfield in the summer.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praises Stewart Downing for silencing Aston Villa fans

The Reds boss was delighted with the winger for being able to put jeers from the home support to the back of his mind in order to help claim a straightforward victory

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Rafa clearly believed in the power of his groin a little too much"Pay your tax, my lord, pay your tax," the Aston Villa fans sang to Harry Redknapp, to the tune of 'Kumbaya', during the second half on Monday night. Within seconds, the home crowd replied in near unison with: "2-0 down, my lord, 2-0 down, oh you're 2-0 down.

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The prediction engine from FIFA 12 by EA Sports this week serves up Manchester City against Aston Villa.

Both teams will be eager to pick up points at Etihad Stadium. City will want to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table, while Aston Villa fans are getting inpatient with Villa's negative tactics despite recent points being picked up.

By FRANCO PANIZO

The dream of plenty of soccer fans has come true. Jack Warner has quit FIFA.

Currently suspended due to bribery allegations, Warner has resigned as a committee member of the sport's governing body and from his position as head of CONCACAF, FIFA said on Monday.

Will Gary Johnson's Northampton Town be swelled by an influx of new fans come next season?

How willing would you be to switch your allegiance to another team – one based 15 miles away?

Most fans would be recoiling in horror at this prospect, but for one team's supporters, it could be the future.

By Chris Wright

It's official! After what seemed like weeks of tedious umming and ahhing, Aston Villa fans have finally gotten their wish have confirmed that they have appointed former Birmingham manager Alex McLeish as their new boss just five days after he ditched Brum in a storm of controversy.

Aston Villa fans have protested against the likely scenario that former Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish will be appointed new Aston Villa manager tomorrow, after the former Rangers manager was given the green light from Villa hierarchy to take the Villa Park hot-seat.

Aston Villa fans have to be wondering what is going on with their club after Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez said he was not interested in moving from Wigan to Villa Park.

Martinez was offered a double-your-money deal from Villa and will instead sign a new three year deal to stay to Wigan.

What a final day for the English Premier League. Fans of Blackburn, Wigan and Wolverhampton will be cheering for months (and Aston Villa fans too) as their beloved clubs stay up. Meanwhile, there was nothing but heartbreak for Birmingham City and Blackpool fans.

Nearly every scenario came into play over the 90 minutes of the league's final day, with Wigan and Wolves both looking like they could be going down with less than 20 minutes to play in each of their games.

Aston Villa fans haven't had too much to cheer about this season, with their side slipping from pushing for Europe to battling against relegation in what must have seemed like the blink of an eye. When their manager Gerard Houllier was forced to miss their last league game against Stoke due to a medical problem, things must have seemed even worse for the club's loyal fans.

Today is almost the two year anniversary of Newcastle's relegation, when they lost 1-0 at Aston Villa. Steven Taylor his career low point was the relegation During that game the Aston Villa fans were not too sympathetic to the Magpies, and seemed to delight that a club like Newcastle, were on their way down.

Manchester United left it late against Bolton and extended their lead at the summit after Arsenal slipped up at West Brom, with the Gunners eventually grateful for a point at the Hawthorns. There was movement at the other end as Aston Villa fans expressed their frustration following a 1-0 home defeat to Wolves, as rock-bottom Wigan earned a last-gasp victory over fellow strugglers Birmingham.

Half-time substitute Ashley Young was England's match-winner in an entertaining friendly with Denmark.

In what was a lively opening in Copenhagen, Nicklas Bendtner shot wide for the hosts and Wayne Rooney had an effort blocked on the line by Mathias Jorgensen before Daniel Agger opened scoring after seven minutes, when her headed in Christian Eriksen's right-wing cross.