As football comes to terms with the ruins of this weekend's fixture list, it is time that the players who are still refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 were told a few home truths.
It is time, frankly, to tell them to grow up and stop listening to the mish-mash of old wives' tales and conspiracy theories that have infected their thinking. It is time they were told to take a long hard look at themselves and take some responsibility.
It was easy to detect a sense of growing impatience in the words of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp last week when he wrote about the issue in his programme notes for the match against Newcastle United.