Vuvuzela

The Vuvuzela . . .

  • Music to my ears

    Votes: 24 11.5%
  • Hate 'em

    Votes: 144 68.9%
  • They dont really bother me

    Votes: 41 19.6%

  • Total voters
    209

http://community.goal.com/goal/board/message?board.id=world_cup_2010&thread.id=390

Ban the Vuvuzela!!!

Agreed. Thanks for posting this. I'm seeing more and more people on-line who are venting their frustrations about these horns spoiling the game. Just now I'm listening to World Soccer Daily podcast and they're talking about getting the horns banned also. If you feel strongly about this, as I do, then post on other forums too. I would dread the World Cup a year from now if this is what we have to look forward to.

People on goal.com complaining about the vuvuzela
 
I find it funny that the people who have no interest in the local game are the ones making the most noise ;)
I think I'm gona buy me a vuvuzela this weekend
3635655701_7a5d9e0c30.jpg

Again, that argument makes ZERO sense. The dislike of the vuvuzela and support for the local scene have nothing to do with each other. Whether we are interested in the local game or not has no effect on our HATE for the vuvuzela.

how come i only see ONE white player in the team? what happened to AA?

what was all the hype about with the cricket and rugby teams when nothing was done about the soccer team.....maybe that's why we dont attend local games, or could it be the number of AA spectators that scare the living bejesus out of us and not to mention that there is just nowhere to park safely..

just 2c worth.

What ever happened to just choosing the best players? The world is gone mad..
 
Having watched a few games in Germany 2006, the vuvuzela was present there too. Not in as large numbers here. They cool. You cant stand the noise, maybe you shouldnt be at the game - sport is meant to be noisey its part of the vibe. Get earplugs if its too loud.
 
how come i only see ONE white player in the team? what happened to AA?

what was all the hype about with the cricket and rugby teams when nothing was done about the soccer team.....maybe that's why we dont attend local games, or could it be the number of AA spectators that scare the living bejesus out of us and not to mention that there is just nowhere to park safely..

just 2c worth.

At the risk of derailing this thread, I feel I should respond to this particular post and hopefully put it to rest.

Starting Line-up
GK-Khune

LB-Masilele
CB-Booth
CB-Mokoena
RB-Gaxa

RW-Van Heerden
DM-Sibaya
CM-Modise
LM-Pienaar

ST-Fanteni
ST-Parker

White people comprise 9.2%(estimate from Stats SA) of our population, so the ONE white person in the starting line up, IS representative.
 
Correction.

Local fans make up a small percentage of the World Cup. A large percentage of the Confed Cup.

The World Cup is FIFA's and is being hosted in South Africa, which means it has EVERYTHING to do with local soccer culture which is shared with spectators from around the world.

No. Local football makes up a tiny percentage of both.
 
I love the vuvusela, but unfortunately I think it is going to be banned. What stands to accelerate it is what may happen this weekend and beyond. People refer to the sound of the swarm of bees as extremely irritating - Well, that may be true, but there is another more sinister reason: People from the West are afraid that these vuvuselas are spell-inducing. They think we are secretly subjecting them to witchcraft. Of course it is not true, but some believe it.

Now, over this weekend, South Africa needs a draw with Spain in order to ensure that we qualify to the next round. And yesterday Egypt beat Italy. If the combination of the motivation from Egypt's win plus 60 000 vuvuselas can spur Bafana Bafana on to beat Spain, what will people say? The Spanish players will moan non-stop about the vuvuselas. Their fans in Europe will suspect foul play of sorts - witchcraft brought on by vuvuselas.

In group B, three teams have virtually the same danger of being eliminated: Egypt, Italy and Brazil. Suppose Egypt make it and we meet and probably beat them in the semis, we'll be the unlikely finalists. Suppose we meet Brazil and win against Brazil, we will win the Confed Cup. No-one will accept that South Africa are actually the Confed Cup champions. People are going to blame the vuvusela and black magic for the win and the cry for the ban will only get louder.

Money talks: As much as Sepp Blatter may hate to do it, if faced with a very real backlash from European fans and pressure from his own lieutenants, he will have no choice but to announce the banning of the vuvuselas.

If Bafana win, vuvuselas are history.
 
I love the vuvusela, but unfortunately I think it is going to be banned. What stands to accelerate it is what may happen this weekend and beyond. People refer to the sound of the swarm of bees as extremely irritating - Well, that may be true, but there is another more sinister reason: People from the West are afraid that these vuvuselas are spell-inducing. They think we are secretly subjecting them to witchcraft. Of course it is not true, but some believe it.

Now, over this weekend, South Africa needs a draw with Spain in order to ensure that we qualify to the next round. And yesterday Egypt beat Italy. If the combination of the motivation from Egypt's win plus 60 000 vuvuselas can spur Bafana Bafana on to beat Spain, what will people say? The Spanish players will moan non-stop about the vuvuselas. Their fans in Europe will suspect foul play of sorts - witchcraft brought on by vuvuselas.

ROFL!! :D

There is one I've never heard before.
 
Money talks: As much as Sepp Blatter may hate to do it, if faced with a very real backlash from European fans and pressure from his own lieutenants, he will have no choice but to announce the banning of the vuvuselas.

If Bafana win, vuvuselas are history.

Blatter withstood a bigger pressure than the vuvuzela issue. I doubt Vuvuzela will go away.
 
I love the vuvusela, but unfortunately I think it is going to be banned. What stands to accelerate it is what may happen this weekend and beyond. People refer to the sound of the swarm of bees as extremely irritating - Well, that may be true, but there is another more sinister reason: People from the West are afraid that these vuvuselas are spell-inducing. They think we are secretly subjecting them to witchcraft. Of course it is not true, but some believe it.

Now, over this weekend, South Africa needs a draw with Spain in order to ensure that we qualify to the next round. And yesterday Egypt beat Italy. If the combination of the motivation from Egypt's win plus 60 000 vuvuselas can spur Bafana Bafana on to beat Spain, what will people say? The Spanish players will moan non-stop about the vuvuselas. Their fans in Europe will suspect foul play of sorts - witchcraft brought on by vuvuselas.

In group B, three teams have virtually the same danger of being eliminated: Egypt, Italy and Brazil. Suppose Egypt make it and we meet and probably beat them in the semis, we'll be the unlikely finalists. Suppose we meet Brazil and win against Brazil, we will win the Confed Cup. No-one will accept that South Africa are actually the Confed Cup champions. People are going to blame the vuvusela and black magic for the win and the cry for the ban will only get louder.

Money talks: As much as Sepp Blatter may hate to do it, if faced with a very real backlash from European fans and pressure from his own lieutenants, he will have no choice but to announce the banning of the vuvuselas.

If Bafana win, vuvuselas are history.

Omg, this thread just went into the realm of the bloody ridiculous :rolleyes: Westerners aren't the ones that believe in witchcraft .... Africans are :rolleyes:
 
Quite simply, the vuvuzela is bloody annoying. I wish Fifa hadn't dropped the vuvuzela ban.
 
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X