The vuvuzela, the controversial sound of this summer’s World Cup in South Africa, won’t be coming to Portman Road next season. The Blues have imposed a ban on the plastic horns which have been one of the main talking points of this summer's tournament.

Town's head of safety and security, Mick Warden, told the club site: "We have had a couple of enquiries about bringing vuvuzelas to games here next season.

"But they are classed as a musical instrument and our ground regulations state that no musical instruments are allowed into the stadium for games without permission and that won't be given.

"We have also been contacted by the national charity Deafness Research UK to say that there is evidence that fans risk permanent noise-induced hearing loss through the constant use of vuvuzelas."

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vestanpance added 17:10 - Jun 17 Of all the grounds where vuvus would be detrimental to atmosphere ... And how can it be a musical instrument? It only has one note. Mind you, I guess a drum does too.
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NSL added 17:11 - Jun 17 I thought noise was banned anyway from PR?
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Suffolk_n_Good added 17:14 - Jun 17 What a relief!!
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runaround added 17:17 - Jun 17 Thank christ for that. If I wanted to hear continual buzzing at Portman Road I would bring a beehive with me! I hope that just perhaps we may have some singing and chanting at home matches next season...and not just from the away fans...you never know if might just help the team?!
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Wickets added 17:27 - Jun 17 Thank F---- for that
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squiz added 17:37 - Jun 17 Well done town, nice pre-emptive strike against those damn things !
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onlybluesandhorses added 17:39 - Jun 17 I gather that displaying enjoyment and creating atmosphere will also be banned although with Keane in charge that goes without saying.
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IpswichElvis added 17:55 - Jun 17 I'm sure Keane is behind this ban !!! I wanted to play it when our "messiah" finally gets the boot.
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Bergholtblue added 18:10 - Jun 17 OH! I couldn't afford a vuvuzele, so I have been catching bees and keeping them in a baked bin tin, ready for the start of the season
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ChambersM added 18:14 - Jun 17 i would guess all these commtents are from the older contingent of town fans...i think the vuves are quality!
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Marcus added 18:25 - Jun 17 I think they could be fun for a couple of games but people would get bored of them quickly. I think banning them is OTT.
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squiz added 18:28 - Jun 17 Well im 20 and cant stick them. I dont think its age specific. It just drowns out the rest of the atmosphere. And i know some smartarse will come back and say that there is no atmosphere in portman road. But i know PR can get going if there is some decent football on the pitch. And when that does happen i would rather hear the crowd respond to the game, rather than just a constant drone regardless of the football.

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yorksblue added 18:41 - Jun 17 Takes me back to the Uefa Cup Final 1st leg in 81. What a racket.
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JayITFC added 18:46 - Jun 17 Best random news story I've seen this year. Good to see ITFC quickly stamping out any sort of noise/fun/atmosphere at PR. We couldn't have any of that now could we...
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dobbie73 added 19:25 - Jun 17 Probably a good idea, but I can see a legal challenge here. Is it a horn, is it a trumpet ... no its a vuvuzela!
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multipulemicky added 20:11 - Jun 17 how you supposed to sleep with all that noise going on!
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dirtydingusmagee added 20:45 - Jun 17 CHAMBERS M are you tone deaf ! id like to ram them right up the blowers crevice so far it would need to be surgically removed , NSL ,really !
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dirtydingusmagee added 20:48 - Jun 17 bloody things are non stop! ya wouldnt want to get ya lips around a second hand one off ebay !
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naaridge1coly7 added 20:58 - Jun 17 ill just stand there and scream again like all last season..............
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rolly added 21:01 - Jun 17 BOOOO!!! Would be a better atmosphere then we have ATM !!!(silence)
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south_aussie_blue added 22:05 - Jun 17 Understandable.........with all that noise going on, folk wouldn't be able to hear themselves moan.
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denhamblue added 22:19 - Jun 17 ooh ooh ooh definately,football in a libary!
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thebeat added 22:35 - Jun 17 Thank God for that, cus i would have got thrown out 1st game for ramming it up the owners arse!! World cup has been ruined by these, you cant hear the fans singing at all, no atmosphere
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Churchmanschild added 23:22 - Jun 17 Looks like they are scared there might actually be an atmosphere ar Portman Road if they allowed them!!! I sat in South upper all last season which was totally devoid of any atmosphere. let them in I say!!
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singingtheblues added 01:28 - Jun 18 of course ... if it sounds like fun then ban it!
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