Chief organizer: Trumpet ban possible

[wvafan3]

The soundtrack to the World Cup has been a steady buzz, but the noise could soon be coming to an end.

South Africa's World Cup organizing chief Danny Jordaan said Sunday there is a chance vuvuzelas may be banned from inside stadiums after numerous complaints, BBC News has reported.

Asked whether he'd consider getting rid of the trumpets, he said: "If there are grounds to do so, yes. We did say that if any land on the pitch in anger we will take action."


France captain Patrice Evra has already blamed the noise generated by the vuvuzelas for his team's poor showing in its opening 0-0 draw with Uruguay.

"We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas," Evra said. "People start playing them from 6 a.m. We can't hear one another out on the pitch because of them."

Jordaan said organizers are doing everything possible.

"We've tried to get some order," Jordaan said. "We have asked for no vuvuzelas during national anthems or stadium announcements. It's difficult, but we're trying to manage the best we can."

 

[Dr.T]

I thought I was hearing killer bees.




There is a rumor that the Indianapolis Colts will pipe in Vuvuzela noise next year for home games.

 

[wvafan3]

Those people have some good lungs is all I know!!!!

 

[RenoChazz]

I hate those things its annoying watching the game with the steady hum of those things.

 

[Coaster]

You can't even hear the cheering and that sucks.
I miss the singing also.
When brazil plays the music will not be audible because of the horns.

 

[RenoChazz]

You can't even hear the cheering and that sucks.
I miss the singing also.
When brazil plays the music will not be audible because of the horns.

Exactly, the roars of the crowd and singing really add a lot to the excitement of the game. Do they hand those things out at the ticket counter or is this just a cultural thing there?

 

[kidman232]

the horns are an African tradition, so it would kind of be a slap to the face to ban them and force other leagues style of crowds on the local host.

 

[CowboyT]

Yeah, I don't know about how this would be enforced or even possible. In addition, where does it end? No musical instruments? No horns? Or just no vuvuzelas? I imagine singing/cheering/clapping/air horns/drums/whistles/etc have been a distraction for some teams at some point too. It's not my favorite thing either, but I really can't see how a ban would be possible.