A great piece of news while I try to resume watching football without imagining a beehive in the vicinity: Tottenham Hotspur have become the first English Premier League team to ban the Vuvuzela on their home turf, White Hart Lane.

“Following discussions with the Police and representatives from the local licensing authorities, the club will not be permitting vuvuzelas or similar instruments into White Hart Lane on match days,” a statement from www.tottenhamhotspur.com read.

“We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety and could impact on the ability of all supporters to hear any emergency safety announcements.

“We are very proud of the fantastic atmosphere that our supporters produce organically at White Hart Lane and we are all very much looking forward to this continuing into the forthcoming season.”

North London rivals Arsenal have, logically, followed suit, as have Liverpool, Birmingham, West Ham and Sunderland.

I can say that I’m ecstatic with the ban, after suffering a whole month of that cacophony during “the world’s biggest stage”. See, I’m not such a big fan of international football (crappy football with players having not trained together for a long time, coupled with fatigue from the regular soccer season and other commitments), but the wretched plastic horn has made viewing intolerable altogether.

So, I beseech all other football clubs to do the same, ban the vuvuzela! Ban the vuvuzelots while you’re at it!

UPDATE: Blackpool have encouraged fans to bring their best blow to Bloomfield Road. Ugh.