Vuvuzela depreciation thread.

[SK]

Anyone who watches me play at Anfield will know that I am louder than the vuvuzelas!

i hardly notice them, because all of the games i watch are usually at a pub so it nulifies the sound of them, but it is irritating because there no stoping, no pause they don't react to on the pitch situations, and most off all it seems to affect the players concentration and comunication, which might be the reason for some sub standard football

[Neil Young]

It's just different from what you're used to. Tough sh*t really.

[Neil Young]

i hardly notice them, because all of the games i watch are usually at a pub so it nulifies the sound of them, but it is irritating because there no stoping, no pause they don't react to on the pitch situations, and most off all it seems to affect the players concentration and comunication, which might be the reason for some sub standard football

Carragher said it didn't affect him, he didn't really notice it. I suspect the pressure, heat, new ball, altitude, relative unfamiliarity with teammates and so on has a lot more to do with the boring football than a constant background of droning hornets.

[SK]

Carragher said it didn't affect him, he didn't really notice it. I suspect the pressure, heat, new ball, altitude, relative unfamiliarity with teammates and so on has a lot more to do with the boring football than a constant background of droning hornets.

i read what he said, it just that i think that quote was ace


might be, but from my experience you have to comunicate on the pitch either with team mates or the manager, and if for any reason you can't it affects your positioning, your reacting to opponents changes in playing style etc, perhaps even recieving a ball where you don't hear a team mates warning that someone's on your back...but yes the high altitute, the ball and the rest have an even bigger part in the poor football being played

[Neil Young]

i read what he said, it just that i think that quote was ace


might be, but from my experience you have to comunicate on the pitch either with team mates or the manager, and if for any reason you can't it affects your positioning, your reacting to opponents changes in playing style etc, perhaps even recieving a ball where you don't hear a team mates warning that someone's on your back...but yes the high altitute, the ball and the rest have an even bigger part in the poor football being played

You could be right. I don't know what level you play at but I suggest they're pretty used to noise though.

Except the Arsenal players obviously.

[Helios Creed]

In normal circumstances, a no commentator option would be more preferable.

I think Sky used to offer that, which is what made me think of the vuvu free one.

[Helios Creed]

I'm working at home while games are on and it was driving me mad during the Holland game - the BBC coverage of the Japan game was far better though - why the hell don't ITV turn the stadium levels down, uselss feckers - it makes me dread games being on ITV even more than usual.

I swear I can still hear the bloody things.

[Dantheman]

I've been to three games now.

SA v Mexico, the noise of those things was ridiculous and like many around me I had earplugs. The Mexican fans were near to where I was sitting and every time they tried to get a song going they were drowned out.

England V USA - Crowd was rubbish, game was rubbish. I don't think the vuvuzelas had any affect

Holland v Denmark - Noise wasn't bad at all but there was still no atmosphere or singing.

They are unimaginative and can kill the atmosphere and singing but if you've been to a South African football match that is what you hear. It's South Africa's tournament, who are we to tell them how to behave in their own country? Finally, they are being bought and used by foreign fans who seem to love them. Unfortunately, many will be taking them home.

[Kenneth]

I've been to three games now.

SA v Mexico, the noise of those things was ridiculous and like many around me I had earplugs. The Mexican fans were near to where I was sitting and every time they tried to get a song going they were drowned out.

England V USA - Crowd was rubbish, game was rubbish. I don't think the vuvuzelas had any affect

Holland v Denmark - Noise wasn't bad at all but there was still no atmosphere or singing.

They are unimaginative and can kill the atmosphere and singing but if you've been to a South African football match that is what you hear. It's South Africa's tournament, who are we to tell them how to behave in their own country? Finally, they are being bought and used by foreign fans who seem to love them. Unfortunately, many will be taking them home.

Better at them at supporting football

[Neil Young]

I think Sky used to offer that, which is what made me think of the vuvu free one.

BBC have it as one of their three options. The vuvuzelas are too much on their own though I found.

[SK]

You could be right. I don't know what level you play at but I suggest they're pretty used to noise though.

Except the Arsenal players obviously.

the lowest of levels

still i think no matter where you play, you see players comunicating with each other, you see managers shouting instructions to their players, and didn't Xabi complain after last year's Conf Cup that it was impossible to get anything across to a team mate with them things horning nonstop?

[-V-]

I've been to three games now.

SA v Mexico, the noise of those things was ridiculous and like many around me I had earplugs. The Mexican fans were near to where I was sitting and every time they tried to get a song going they were drowned out.

England V USA - Crowd was rubbish, game was rubbish. I don't think the vuvuzelas had any affect

Holland v Denmark - Noise wasn't bad at all but there was still no atmosphere or singing.

They are unimaginative and can kill the atmosphere and singing but if you've been to a South African football match that is what you hear. It's South Africa's tournament, who are we to tell them how to behave in their own country? Finally, they are being bought and used by foreign fans who seem to love them. Unfortunately, many will be taking them home.

[anfieldanfield]

They sum up the world cup so far to be honest...monotonous, ****ing boring and crap.

[MrsB]

It's funny 'cos it's true!

[Helios Creed]

I've been to three games now.

SA v Mexico, the noise of those things was ridiculous and like many around me I had earplugs. The Mexican fans were near to where I was sitting and every time they tried to get a song going they were drowned out.

England V USA - Crowd was rubbish, game was rubbish. I don't think the vuvuzelas had any affect

Holland v Denmark - Noise wasn't bad at all but there was still no atmosphere or singing.

They are unimaginative and can kill the atmosphere and singing but if you've been to a South African football match that is what you hear. It's South Africa's tournament, who are we to tell them how to behave in their own country? Finally, they are being bought and used by foreign fans who seem to love them. Unfortunately, many will be taking them home.

You can buy them in Sainsburys anyway, I think.

Personally I'm not saying they can't blow them - just that our tv producers should turn the stadium mikes down on the presentation in this country as it seems that the uk audience find it very annoying.