Is Jerzy Engel completely deranged? Who on earth is Jerzy Engel, you are probably wondering? (Sigh) I used to talk about muffins and naked grandparents in these columns.
Excuse me while I slip into my anorak for a moment. Engel, for all you non-Poles, is Poland's national soccer coach and moonlights as a part-time comedian.
"Japan and Poland are outside bets to win the World Cup," he joked in the buildup to last Wednesday's friendly against Japan. Except he wasn't joking. Have a cup of tea and a lie down, Jerzy. That would be my advice.