Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville reckons the game is full of robots, boring and in need of a reboot because its participants are programmed to take no risks.
Those comments came after a Manchester derby so cosy that Neville suggested the two sets of players may as well go and share a Sunday roast together.
So, does he have a point? Mail Sport consulted our resident experts to see how football can be fixed, saved and restored to former glories — if indeed it needs saving at all. Spoiler alert: strong views incoming.