Hopefully for your sake you haven’t encountered our rival website World Cup Hare (hosted by Herr Hare – pictured). If you’re one of the lucky ones, here are some of the clangers you’ve “missed”.

World Cup Hare: Sol Campbell should go to Germany. He’s only had a couple of bad games.
We say: Leave Sol at home. Sol has been injured and/or out of form for way too long. His performances in the last two major tournaments were mighty impressive, but the dwindling fumes of reputation should not guarantee a seat on the ferry to Germany. The media attention on Sol keeps him in the spotlight and actually does nothing to harm his chances for squad inclusion. But it’s time to look elsewhere for defensive solidity. If he was a mercurial winger he might be worth a chance on, but he’s now a reserve centre-half and there’s no point risking it. Wes Brown should be ahead of him in the pecking order, and even Tottenham’s Michael Dawson must be running him close. The loss of Ledley King through injury would be a much, much bigger blow than the exclusion of Campbell. If Sol has a huge game for Arsenal against Villareal tonight, we’ll apologise humbly!

World Cup Hare: Playing Gerrard on the right is not an option. The captain can’t be dropped - Beckham is a big game performer.
We say: Playing Gerrard on the right is the only option. Beckham hasn’t had a big game for England since 2001 and has looked plodding and ineffective in his recent games. He is far and away England’s most expendable midfield resource.  Gerrard has more verve and pace than Beckham, and playing him on the right solves the tricky Lampard/Gerrard problem. England can then utilise a genuine defensive midfielder (the in-form Carrick) and play Joe Cole on the left. Beckham’s inclusion will lead to the contrivance of Gerrard and Lampard together in central midfield, or Gerrard on the left to the exclusion of Cole. The Independent’s James Lawton agrees with us.

World Cup Hare: Sam Allardyce should be the next England manager.
We say: Scolari for England!  Allardyce seems like a decent chap in a gruff avuncular kind of way, but it’s a complete farce if the next manager is English. None of the English managers up for the post have the professional requisites, or even the demeanour required for international management. Give the job to Felipe Scolari or Martin O’Neill.

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