So The Sun thinks it's fine to poke fun at what it calls Roy Hodgson's "speech impediment." Hence today's front page with every R replaced by a W (Euwos, Ukwaine, Fwance).

Of course, it has done the same down the years with Jonathan Ross. And in Hodgson's case it sugars the pill by saying the new England manager is "affectionately known as Woy." Is he?

The Sun has form when it comes to England coaches. Gentle humour is kicked aside in favour of outright hostility. Affection turns into nasty character assassination.

Note that it also calls Hodgson "a shock choice". This is journalistic code for hubris - the paper not only didn't get its own choice - Harry Redknapp was "sensationally spurned" it said the day before - but it also didn't sniff out the real story.

The paper's leader, Good luck, Roy, points out that Hodgson "wasn't the nation's choice. But we can't blame him for not being 'Arry."

So it offers Hodgson some faint praise: "They [England] need a no-nonsense English boss with motivational and communication skills. Roy has both.

"We're not betting the farm on England winning the Euros. But Roy may still surprise us... and good luck to him."

It will, however, be no surprise if The Sun dumps on him should his team be defeated. Expect headlines such as "Woy's not the boy - bring on Wedknapp!"