With just days left in January, the football season is entering its final phase at a great pace. This obviously has absolutely nothing to do with music at all, except for the fact that it is a world cup year. Of course, this being England – the home of the novelty record – speculation has already started about whether or not there will be a World Cup song released.

We’ve has Fat Les’s Vindaloo, New Order’s World In Motion (complete with the now infamous John Barnes rap) and Skinner and Baddiel’s Three Lions… twice… so what is next for 2010?

Yes, Skinner is back and coming with him is Three Lions mark three. Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup have already been subjected to the Skinner and Baddiel treatment. The 2010 World Cup is apparently next.

I really am not sure as to whether or not this is a good thing just yet. Only time will tell, but there has been a statement released by the FA stating that there will be no official song. However, that has not put Frank Skinner off.

Stating that “I think I might have a go at writing a new one with the other guys,” he has already set out his intentions to write and release another one, no doubt with the same old tune and just slightly different lyrics. If this one is released though the likelihood is that others will follow. Although there will be no officially endorsed tune, novelty records will come thick and fast because of the ability to make some fast cash from it.

As a music fan and a football fan, I hope that they all leave football novelty songs where they are… firmly in the past. They did not have an official song in 1966 when England last won the World Cup so let’s follow in their footsteps – no novelty song, just a whole lot of goals and the ultimate trophy at the end of it all!