Hello fellow hornets! Now, as you know, this summer there has been a largely negative reception towards South Africa's vuvuzelas. This reception is fair as we are all entitled to our opinion. If I was a united fan (god forbid) or an arsenal fan, or the fan of any team with a big stadium, I would definitely be against vuvuzelas in my stadium as many big teams usually have good support (singing, drums etc.). BUT Watford is not a big team, nor does it have a big stadium. And as you know, we have not had a regular drummer for a while now and our singing has never exactly gotten us onto x-factor. We need something to raise the roof for 23 home games a season! Some of you may argue that using vuvuzelas may have a detrimental effect on our players, but as I said, it's not as if we play in an enclosed, 60,000 seater stadium where the noise would get trapped in the stadium and there are so many vuvuzelas blowing, one can't hear themselves think. The way I see it is that we need something to make coming to the Vic a unique experience. If the Watford players pay infront of them enough, even if they don't take to them at first, they will get used to them! Hopefully the opposition don't like them and they probably won't play as well because of it. Plus, we are the hornets!! I lost count of the number of people saying the vuvuzelas sound like a swarm of bees! It makes SENSE!! I for one would welcome the vuvuzelas to the Vic. And sharing the ground with Saracens, an Engish rugby team with many South Africans on the team and a large following of Saffer fans also, this is a match made in heaven!!! What would one do if one doesn't like them? (Vuvuzelas I mean not Saffers) Buy some earplugs! Thoughts?
I guess they wouldn't affect the atmosphere as at some clubs because there usually isn't any at the Vic.. Might cut out the moaning..or the club will get loads of complaints from anyone sitting near one of these and the "Green Army" will get invovled.
Yes! There is no atmosphere at the vic at all! I would rather hear noise for 90 minutes than singing totalling 4/5 minutes a game!!
interesting concept....players have to pay for our encouragement and support. i like it! oh and http://www.wfcforums.com/showthread.php?t=34377
They don't create an atmosphere! They create a shyte, irritating noise! You really think a stadium of kids blowing horns at random times is going to create an atmosphere that will motivate the players. Personally im praying the club ban them.
My personal opinion is that people bringing them in should be shot, but not fatally, that would be harsh.
I would be in favour of anybody caught with one being repeatedly poked in the eye for 90 minutes with a sharp instrument before being firmly kicked up the arse and sent on their way with a flea in their ear. For a second offence a slow public hanging should be a sufficient deterence.
Well, thank the lord I won't be there 3 quarters of the matches so I won't get the full experience of a ****'s spit all over the back of my head. Personally, I can't see it improving the atmosphere and I can see it annoying the players.
exactly that , anyone saying they wouldnt mind them , i`d like to see their face when the bloke behind them and his kids all have one each , and will do for all 23 home league games...
I would love to see them at the Vic. Everyone on here is lead by the likes of Alan Green and unable to form their own opinion on this issue. I think it's ridiculous to be expressing such strong views opposed to seeing them at the Vic, without even giving it a try to see how it affects the atmosphere, which is currently non-existent. And yes, I'd like to see more clappy sticks too. There, I said it. It's out there. Deal with it.
Thankyou. If most of you would stop being such boring negative *******s, you would see that they might not be such a bad idea! We need to do something to improve the vic on a matchday!
I wish people would stop complaining about our support. "singing for 4-5 minutes" It's not the best but when we play well we have an atmosphere, which I actually prefer to the the constant singing of the same songs by part time fans you get at some clubs, thats not an atmousohere, it's a gay little sing song.
Would anyone on here be up for forming a band? I play the pink oboe and my mate can strum the one string bass, so we've got a couple of members already.
The last two wind ups have been way below their usual standard.... Keep the Vuvu things strictly in the Vic Rd end and let the away fans suffer.
I think the club shop should stock them at £10 each (£15 for ST holders) and just as soon as stocks run low the club should ban them.
