Notts County move to ban vuvuzelas from Meadow Lane
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.
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Not at Notts: Vuvuzelas are banned from Meadow Lane
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”
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)”
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”
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. :/”
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.”
by Mr. Sensible, Meadow Lane
Thursday, July 22 2010, 8:18PM
“Would rather sit next to that than a lot of swaring...”
by paul w, nottingham
Thursday, July 22 2010, 8:03PM
“as neither a fan of county or forest but speaking as a resident of nottingham i have noticed that a lot of forest fans find the need to criticise county on lots of threads about county , i can only conclude from this that although no forest fan will admit to being bothered or threatened by notts county that the clearly and very obviously are ! if they think county are such a small unimportant club then why do they spend more time with stupid comments on the county news than they do commenting on forest ? , to me and many others as neutrals forest fans come accross as very arrogant , cocky and obviously threatened by nottinghams original football club .”
by Old Git, The Kop
Thursday, July 22 2010, 5:56PM
“You must be easily pleased Steve if you class that as a cracking atmosphere. More of one on the moon”
by Steve, North Notts
Thursday, July 22 2010, 5:38PM
“Did anyone see the forest results last night? Hilarious!!
Too right that we've banned those things. The kop had a cracking atmosphere last season.
YOU PIES!!”
by Having a kip shortly, Meadow Lane
Thursday, July 22 2010, 5:02PM
“Given their age aren't most Notts fans either deaf or hard of hearing so whats the problem ???”