I think I should emigrate to South Africa, open a shop for hearing aid and come back to Germany as a rich man. \:d/

I'll be interested to hear from my mates over there wheather the constant drone of this god awful instrument actually adds or detracts from the atmosphere. I reckon you cant hear anything else above them. No cheering clapping chanting drumming, just the constant drone. Maybe i'll ghet used to it, but so far i have hated it.

I'm not the biggest vuvuzela fan, but that's a fair point.. If I was blind and there were no Vuvuzelas at the France vs Uruguay match, I would've thought I was listening to a training run out.

I love them :D They create atmosphere, even if it's an annoying drone-like sound. With them constantly blaring it means it's never quiet, which is the worst thing that can happen in a football match.

Beat me to it! Didn't read your comment before I posted heh.

If we win the world cup in 2022, I think I'll start up a campaign to provide $1 PVC didgeridoos to everyone outside every stadium.

Would be ridiculously funny to hear at all the amtches, and plus, we could claim it as "diversity" when people start whining about the noises ;)

Anyway guys, it's fine...In 12 years you'll get your payback, imagine 90,000 people in the MCG blowing on Didgeridoos...

+1, Muscat's continual use of "eeerrr" and "uuughh" was doing my head in.

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

It is their home world cup, after all...

It was definitely more annoying during the games I saw at the confederations cup last year. What his face from the african team even said they were not loud enough.

It'll get worse when the fans start getting use to them and start pimping them out of their arse.

Either that or they placed the mics in a better spot ;)

either way, i respect the culture and if this is part of them celebrating the sport then so be it but i know these buzzing sounds don't respect my ears :P
One things for sure, they aren't dampening my excitement!

I thought this guy put it very well in the discussion generated after the Confed Cup:

It is inconceivable to expect thousands of fans from all over the world to arrive here next year, having spent thousands of Euros, dollars and pounds, only to be blasted deaf by someone sitting behind you who claims his "heritage". This is simply a question of tolerance and common sense.

Thomas Knemeyer, Cape Town

Oh ?

Not quite. There were some dickhead 13 year olds in the crowd blowing them occasionally.

Oh wow. :roll:

I'm surprised they stopped when the national anthems started.

The MCG is where they play all the blockbusters, cricket and the Grandfinal :-" .
They also play soccer there. When they do, vuvuzelas are banned.

Actually, I just asked if they were banned and I don't know why they would take them off me to smash them. I don't own one and wouldn't personally use one. It's not my culture.

I do respect the supporters rights. But in this case they are in a foreign country, so should respect the rights of supporters there too.
Maybe the English just need to sing a little louder. Put your hearts into it people !

Edited by jollyrodger: 12/6/2010 01:57:13 PM

^ This ^

Didn't find it that annoying - I think I'd built up a bit of a complex since the Confed Cup and remembered it as something far worse.

Who said anything about banning anything. Just respect the English supporter's rights to be heard. And if you don't, hopefully they'll take the bloody things off you and smash them.

Oh, and what has the MCG got to do with Football ?

Vuvuzelas >>> David Basheer and Kevin Muscat

They ban vuvuzelas and the like at the MCG and other AUS stadiums. Where is the diversity there?
Not sure of the rules in the UK. Are they banned there too?
Sick to death of the English chants in soccer being replicated elsewhere.
Ok for the EPL, but should probably remain there IMO.

They annoyed me during the start of Mex vs RSA...but withing 10 minutes they grew on me, and I love the sound of them...plus theyre not annoying, they fade to background noise soon enough and you get used to it.

Mickyoo, I couldn't agree more. They are absolutely killing the atmosphere. Just the sound of a demented swarm of mosquitos in the background and nothing else. Where are the drums, the trumpets, the boos, the chanting ! Shit, Mexico were playing and I never heard one trumpet. Being English, I just hope the supporters smash every Vuvuzela within reach. Then we can hear the Engerlands, the chanting, the Great Escape, the full nine yards......

p.s. For all you "this is S.A. football culture, get over it". What happened to diversity ? Let the rest of the world supporters do their own thing.

didn't mind it... different sort of atmosphere, after 5minutes it stops getting annoying and just becomes background noise

Being very much part of the culture, I think they are fine.
I think Australia needs it's own way of showing appreciation that doesn't always have to COMPLETELY follow the English in this game.

The sound they make is kind of cool.
Sound like a hive of bees, getting frisky. \:d/

I hate them, but don't think it should be banned/stopped.

Exactly right, its all part of the South African atmosphere

Besides, after the constant noise you tend to tune out to it after a while

I actually don't mind them

Really who wants to watch Uruguay and France though :P

Vuvuzelas are awesome in my opinion. Create a different atmosphere.

:lol: If you watched the France Uruguay game, the crowd got shit bored - so did i- and for most of the match they wern't too bad. They were quiet, only a handful were being blown, but another notable thing about that match, half way though the first half i noticed there were some gaps in the crowd. Patches of empty seats here and there. These grew halfway through the second half.

+1!!

Vuvuzelas over Kev any day. They're less repetitive and dull.

Edited by Jessesdad: 12/6/2010 10:49:12 AM