Posted June 13, 201014 yr Read several articles today of the vuvuzela possibly getting banned, but reading the quotes it seems that the only way that they would get banned is if people start throwing them onto the field as missiles. This leads to the obvious: people need to start throwing these f**king horns onto the field so they can get banned. They are ruining my world cup; it was so annoying that I had to watch the Germany match on mute today. Apartheid is definitely the worst thing in South Africa's history, but the vuvuzella is definitely second.
June 13, 201014 yr It deserves to be banned for having such a suggestive sounding name. It could either be a swear word, as in "Aye, weel, ye can take that and shove it up yer vuvuzela!" or I could imagine one of these ghastly Waggy women choosing it as a name for her daughter, P.S.And she'd have a son called Gonadinus. Edited June 13, 201014 yr by moi
June 13, 201014 yr They don't bother me that much to be honest. I've gotten used to them. I can see how they'd be annoying and it'd probably help if ITV and other broadcasters lowered the ambient volume like the BBC does. Banning them would put a black mark on the competition though.
June 13, 201014 yr I'm used to it. Got the surround sound cranked up and I don't care. It does bother me if it is impacting the quality of play on the field though. Apparently players can't communicate so that is a bit of a problem.
June 13, 201014 yr i made a similar point in another thread. commentators will tell you about fans of ghana celebrating loudly, australia continuing to support their team even when they were 4-0 down, but all you can hear on TV is the vuvuzelas. surely it's not beyond the capabilities of the producers to simply move the mics and adjust the sound balance? i can't stand the noise those things make, but even so i feel that banning them would be wrong.
June 14, 201014 yr i made a similar point in another thread. commentators will tell you about fans of ghana celebrating loudly, australia continuing to support their team even when they were 4-0 down, but all you can hear on TV is the vuvuzelas. surely it's not beyond the capabilities of the producers to simply move the mics and adjust the sound balance? i can't stand the noise those things make, but even so i feel that banning them would be wrong. From what I understand, ESPN in the US actually has tried and succeeded to an extent to reduce vuvuzela noise but it's still all that you can hear. I thought I was used to it as I said above. But I'm watching Greece-South Korea on my DVR because I missed most of that match and the noise is getting to me.
June 14, 201014 yr why should they be banned? I dislike them too, but after a while I stop noticing them. pandering to television audiences happens far too often as it is. this is what happens in south africa, we should just accept it. "ruining my world cup"! ha, keep that mute button on, the world cup is for the people there above all else. what else should we complain about? maybe lets start a facebook campaign to get time outs that the viewers at home vote for so we can have a piss / get another drink without missing the action. Edited June 14, 201014 yr by gullit4
June 14, 201014 yr I don't think they should be banned, but I have heard players can't hear the whistle which is a problem. But that is what they do in South Africa, it would be wrong to ban constant chanting from a European world cup which isn't much different.
June 14, 201014 yr I don't think they should be banned, but I have heard players can't hear the whistle which is a problem. But that is what they do in South Africa, it would be wrong to ban constant chanting from a European world cup which isn't much different. It must be a South African football thing then because I'm a huge Rugby Union fan and the South African Springboks, as much as I hate to admit it, being one of the best international sides in the world pull an enormous following there - none of which bring their Vuvuzela's to the games.
June 14, 201014 yr It South Africas World Cup and they an do what they want. Talk of banning them is just silly. I do however have concerns that they are going to make their way up to our shores all ready for next season.
June 14, 201014 yr I do however have concerns that they are going to make their way up to our shores all ready for next season. Considering how much everyone outside South Africa seems to hate them, I doubt that the vuvuzela's will become the new Mexican wave.
June 14, 201014 yr I agree that banning them seems a bit OTT, but they are certainly are a poor addition the World Cup. No songs, no chants, no music, just a constant drone that becomes slightly louder after a goal and then goes back to its original volume again. Brilliant. What I don't get is WHY anyone in the stadia want to blow them! I guess it's probably a 'if you can't beat them, join them' mentality, but it's sad that as a result we're missing out on hearing each country's unique support.
June 14, 201014 yr Nothing can be done about them now to be honest. Far too many in circulation. I kind of want one to use stealthily here in the office..
June 14, 201014 yr I kind of want one to use stealthily here in the office.. Just turn on the "radio": http://www.vuvuzela.fm/
June 14, 201014 yr Well, world cup organizers and FIFA have both said "no dice" to banning them at games: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm Though hearing something like "I have always said that Africa has a different rhythm, a different sound." from the same man who suggested female soccer introduce tighter shorts does dampen the philosophical nature of that comment I agree that banning them seems a bit OTT, but they are certainly are a poor addition the World Cup. No songs, no chants, no music, just a constant drone that becomes slightly louder after a goal and then goes back to its original volume again. Brilliant. What I don't get is WHY anyone in the stadia want to blow them! I guess it's probably a 'if you can't beat them, join them' mentality, but it's sad that as a result we're missing out on hearing each country's unique support. I would also like to see how much they are being blown by any one person or group of people, during a game. Surely after about 10 minutes, its gotta be tiring on the lungs and cheeks to honking away on that thing. Though I have seen a fair number of non-local fans with personalized vuvuzelas, so I think everyone is getting in on the action, as annoying as that action is.
June 14, 201014 yr To be fair it probably only takes 10% of the total horns in the stadium to make that sound.
June 14, 201014 yr A guy called WichitaLinesman posted this on the Guardian site and it sums up perfectly my feelings regarding the vuvuzela: The reason peolpe dislike it (as far as i can tell) is because it nullifies the tension. There is no audible increase in excitement when a team is in attack. There are no screams of disappointment when somebody misses a sitter. There are no wild cheers when somebody scores. There are no audible outcries when sections of the crowd feel a decision has gone against them. There is no chanting when a team is doing well, nor any stirring support for a team who is struggling. The reason we can't hear any of these things: the vuvezela. The noise is fine, as long as you don't like to hear any of the noise connected with the excitement around football.
June 14, 201014 yr Yep, that's spot on for me SW, the games might as well be being played in empty stadia for all the atmosphere that the crowd is able to create.
June 14, 201014 yr do you know what should be banned? the way FIFA insist on bringing in a newly designed football for every world cup. the ONLY reasons for this are money making and marketing opportunties. they play with the same ball year in year out. kick it, head it,. trap it etc and they have a very good idea of how the ball is likely to behave. and yet at the biggest footballing tournament in the world, they are expected to adjust to a ball that behaves completely differently, which i think goes a long way to explaining yet another disappointing start to a world cup.
June 14, 201014 yr do you know what should be banned? the way FIFA insist on bringing in a newly designed football for every world cup. the ONLY reasons for this are money making and marketing opportunties. they play with the same ball year in year out. kick it, head it,. trap it etc and they have a very good idea of how the ball is likely to behave. and yet at the biggest footballing tournament in the world, they are expected to adjust to a ball that behaves completely differently, which i think goes a long way to explaining yet another disappointing start to a world cup. Completely agree, also it's worth noting that this new ball has been used in the Bundesliga since the start of the year, so no wonder the German's looked so comfortable last night. FIFA should have stuck with this classic ball:
June 14, 201014 yr Get in the Pub. No blocking the noise there. The place I was in on Saturday was rocking!!!
June 14, 201014 yr It is an enemy of all football atmosphere and a large reason why I am almost entirely apathetic to this world cup. It shouldn't just be banned, it should be destroyed and all people who even learned to make it brainwashed and deported to a deep jungle. I can't stand the sound and I find it very, very hard to think of people who actually enjoy it as anything other than mentally handicapped or chronically in need of а better culture.
June 15, 201014 yr do you know what should be banned? the way FIFA insist on bringing in a newly designed football for every world cup. the ONLY reasons for this are money making and marketing opportunties. they play with the same ball year in year out. kick it, head it,. trap it etc and they have a very good idea of how the ball is likely to behave. and yet at the biggest footballing tournament in the world, they are expected to adjust to a ball that behaves completely differently, which i think goes a long way to explaining yet another disappointing start to a world cup. Completely agree. The ball is so hard to control. I am afraid we'd remember this world cup with some bad memories of this ball.