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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Jun 14, 2010 18:39:17 GMT
The Vuvuzelas are causing a lot of controversy, from spectators to players.
Thought were was something lacking in the World Cup and thats a good old chant. Fair enough a vuvuzela is part of African culture but it sounds out of place in a football match, especially when played throughout the game.
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Post by JoeLatics on Jun 14, 2010 19:53:47 GMT
The Vuvuzelas are causing a lot of controversy, from spectators to players. Thought were was something lacking in the World Cup and thats a good old chant. Fair enough a vuvuzela is part of African culture but it sounds out of place in a football match, especially when played throughout the game. But the 'good old chant' is only part of a match in England, whereas, in SA, they play the vuvuzela instead of chanting, and, IMO, they shouldn't change that for their world cup. Anyway, the players love them, it's an easy excuse when things go wrong.
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Post by JoeLatics on Jun 14, 2010 19:56:16 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8738604.stmNow, I'm sure I've missed something here, but why can't they cancel out the vuvus, just getting the chants, then overlay the commentator's voice on top of that, in layers?
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Post by Stealth on Jun 15, 2010 11:32:54 GMT
I watched the Confederations Cup and, initially, the vuvuzelas were very annoying but, just like living near an airport or railway, it's surprising how quickly you just tune it out. It does sometimes interfere with the commentary but you can use subtitles and, so far on the matches I've watched, it hasn't stopped me hearing it particularly anyway.
And it definitely adds a unique atmosphere.
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 20, 2010 0:38:23 GMT
It is the most annoying thing ever, even worse than the ITV commentators. And if people all over the world switch off because of it then Africa can say goodbye to the World Cup. Fifa don't like poor viewing figures.
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Jun 20, 2010 0:39:45 GMT
Was it my imagination or did I actually hear some crowd chanting in the England v Algeria game on Friday? Wasn't paying much attention as I was playing darts by the 2nd half.
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 20, 2010 0:49:27 GMT
Ha,don't blame you.
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Jun 20, 2010 1:10:48 GMT
Those Vuvuzelas ruined the genuine match experience of New Zealand scoring an injury time equaliser. There is nothing better in football than a dramatic goal in injury time, a handful of fans can make it sound like the entire stadium is in raptures.
Along with music, Vuvuzelas are replacing the fans interaction whether a goal is scored, a dangerous set piece is won, a controversial decision or even casual chanting.
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Jun 20, 2010 1:11:44 GMT
When England played Paraguay in the 06 World Cup opener, the 2nd half was so bad that I did my ironing whilst watching the game.
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 20, 2010 1:28:23 GMT
I was so looking forward to watching this World Cup but I can't stand more than a couple of minutes at a time due to that incessant buzz. ALL of the games sound exactly the same. The World Cup, as well as being about the football on the pitch, is about the spectacle off it. The fans, the face paint, the songs, the atmosphere. The trouble is, at this World Cup, there isn't any atmosphere at all. I really like to hear the sporadic chanting from different country's fans during the game. This year there isn't any. Yes it's about the fans that are at the game. It is also very much about the millions and millions of people watching on TV. So annoying.
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