Notts County move to ban vuvuzelas from Meadow Lane

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Thursday, July 22, 2010
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NOTTS County have become the latest football club to ban vuvuzelas from their ground.

They have followed Nottingham Forest and a host of big name clubs in making the move.

The vuvuzelas were used by thousands of fans during the World Cup in South Africa.

Notts County chief executive Jim Rodwell said of the decision: "This was something that came up at the recent Q&A session in the Meadow Lane Sports Bar and I made my feelings on the matter quite clear at the time.

"For me personally, the vuvuzela detracted greatly from the coverage of the World Cup over the summer and I was delighted that the board agreed unanimously to ban them from the ground.

"There were health and safety issues that you could hide behind to justify the decision, but to be honest this was a simple matter of not wanting that noise in Meadow Lane."

The club has warned that any fans trying to bring a vuvuzela to Meadow Lane faces having the instrument confiscated from them or being denied access to the ground.

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    by red red robbin, bobbingalongville

    Thursday, July 22 2010, 9:59PM

    “a clownty vuvuzela.....e bay fashion item
    the futures bright...the futures red and white..u reds”

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    by the future is black & white, Cloud 9

    Thursday, July 22 2010, 9:35PM

    “And "Old Git, The Kop" since you are obviously one of those sad pathetic rednecks, why not have the balls to admit it instead of hiding behind a pseudonym?

    (That means "false name" by the way)”

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    by the future is black & white, Cloud 9

    Thursday, July 22 2010, 9:32PM

    “For those desperately sad rednecks this is what an atmosphere is, unlike the library that is the City Ground

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM50Nt3lHUc”

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    by Bob, Nottingham

    Thursday, July 22 2010, 9:00PM

    “You're right Paul W. You don't sound like a Notts fan in the slightest. :/”

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    by BILLY BANTER, TRENT END

    Thursday, July 22 2010, 8:58PM

    “Paul, have you seen what they say on our Forest stories. They are able to dish the banter out they should be able to take some back!

    They bring it on themselves.”

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