Lets have it right.... The majority of ticket holders in this cup will be south africans. The majority of them think its funny to blow a long plastic horn called a vuvuzela from before the match until after its finished. These things are fucking loud and annoying. I have stood amongst thousands of people blowing these things and it is not fun unless you are deaf as a man with no ears. Yesterday south africans were requested to come together and make as much noise as possible at 12.30 (a kind of african signal that the world cup experience has started). At the shopping centres where fans of all nationalities gather (or is that huddle in safety) i watched as Mexican fans tried to compete with these infernal noise machines. It was a brave but ultimately futile attempt.... even the Argies had a go and i had to laugh as their aggressive singing disappeared under a barrage of plastic bellowing. The funniest sight was a coachload of the Charlton Athletic supprters club members getting caught up in the crowd, who thought they were this was the bus of their beloved bafana bafana. The manager of south africa has said these vuvuzela things are the 12th player but i am wondering how thats going to work out in, say, Holland against Denmark when 90% of the crowd will live in joburg or soweto.
The argentians are here and all pretending to be Lionel Messi. They even sent the Barras Bravas for a bit of aggro, although ten got turned back at the airport (i think thats about 18hrs on the plane then 18hrs straight back.) And while everyone here keeps asking if i think the english will be after a bit of hooliganism at this world cup (short answer no) my tip for trouble is nigeria against the argentines. the nigerian support will all live in south africa, have as reputation for criminality and have already been involved in a stampede at a warm up game. they also blow horns, but real cow horns.
anyone want to back my campaign to bring back rattles?
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