World Cup Have Your Say kicks off
| 19:43 UK time, Thursday, 8 June 2006
Hi there. Exciting times here in the World Have Your Say office as tomorrow we're launching a sister programme devoted to the football .
In a moment of clarity, we decided to call it World Cup Have Your Say (though Mark wanted to call it World Have Your Cup) and it's on air every day of Germany 2006 at 0800 GMT. The idea's pretty simple. We want to speak to football fans from around the world to find out what your making of the tournament.
I should start by doing a few introductions....
Vera Kwakofi. Team: . Predicted winner: Brazil (she's a risk taker...) or Ghana depending on her mood. You may well know Vera if you listen to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ in Africa. She normally presents the African sports show Fast Track.
Martin Vennard. Team: England. Predicted winner: . A bold some would say foolhardy prediction. Martin's a regular producer on WHYS as well as being one the people who writes the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News radio bulletins.
Gill Farrington. Team: England. Predicted winner: Argentina. Gill's a reporter on the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s main domestic news and sport station Five Live. So this is a like a home from home.
Peter Van Dyk. Team: England. Predicted winner: Who knows? He's in Germany and not picking up his phone.
Mark Sandell. Team: England. Predicted winner: England. Mark's our esteemed editor on WHYS, and a very keen West Ham fan, so he's clearly looking for England to mend his broken heart after the . Though he's keen to point out last time England won it was 'West Ham that won it'.
And my predicted winner? . It's only a matter of time and I think they're looking good.
If you'd like to join us, you've got a few options. You can post your comments here on the WHYS blog whenever you like. When we're on air you can call +44 20 70 83 72 72 or you can send an SMS text to +44 77 86 20 60 80. I know that for some of you making international calls isn't possible, but that doesn't mean you can't come on air to talk. If you send us a message by SMS or through this site, if you put the words 'call me' along with your comment and phone number, we'll do our best to get through to you.
The sun's out in London, the World Cup is starting tomorrow, we're kicking off a new programme - life doesn't get much better. Whether our good mood survives some summer showers and lacklustre England performances (Ghanaian performances in Vera's case) we'll have to see.
So before your optimism is dented by your team slipping up, get in touch and telling us what you're dreaming of this World Cup.
Speak to you on Friday morning.
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