Manchester City is now my favorite team in the whole wide world after City manager Mark Hughes and his England midfield star, Gareth Barry, have come out in support of South African soccer fans blowing their vuvuzelas.
Well I still think they spent too much money and I don’t quite know if I buy that whole story about an investment in the future. My grandfather always said one should never invest in anything that eats or needs to be painted!
Endorsement of the Vuvuzela
Steven Ireland
But the ringing endorsement of the Vuvuzela was nice, even if it came hot on the heels of City’s 1-0 defeat of Kaizer Chief last night , when captain Stevie Ireland sent the Blues into Saturday’s Vodacom Challenge Final.
Hughes did not think the vuvuzela interfered at all with the game, in fact he felt that it added to the passion in both venues they had played.
According to IOL the City boss said:
“The spirit here in the crowd has been brilliant and the local fans are really a tremendous part of the South African game.”
Mark Hughes continued:
“I enjoyed the experience of hearing the vuvuzelas we heard about in the Confederations Cup, and as far as I am concerned they add to the excitement of the crowd.”
Gareth Barry, who was signed by Hughes from Aston Villa for about R225-million recently, agreed with his manager.
“What I and the other players really enjoyed was the noise and passion created by the fans.
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