Fatty is gone. The Big Marn is out the door. And there’s still no official word on Beau Ryan’s future.

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Then there’s the ratings that were at an all-time low in the show’s proud 24-year history, struggling with increased competition from Fox Sports’ Matty Johns Show.

And to think they won a Logie in 2016.

The Footy Show’s producers have hatched a plan to pull the program out of its darkest days, sending Erin Molan into the rescue with a revamped panel.

But is it the solution?

If Channel Nine want another Logie in the trophy cabinet, these are the changes fans are crying for.

1. Sterlo needs to be the host – A lot of fans didn’t swallow the news down well that Erin Molan could be taking over the show. She’s deserving of a place on the panel, but playing host might be out of her league. If you’re looking for a popular figure, Sterlo – an all-time great of the show – is your guy. Now that he’s committed full-time to Nine, bring him back to where he belongs!

2. Beau Knows has got to go – The former Cronulla and Tigers winger is a one-trick pony and the trick’s getting old. Sam Thaiday? Trent Merrin? There’s plenty of comedy acts that could take over the funny guy mantle. How many times can you interview the same Indian blokes at Parramatta? Boring!

3. Reschedule the show to Wednesday night - Now that Thursday night footy hogs up the screens until 10pm, few fans are bothered to stick around when it gets close to midnight. Think of the children! The so-called ‘home of rugby league’ could do with another night of footy if it wants to compete with Fox Sports who have an NRL-related program on seven days a week.

4. Reduce the show to an hour/hour and a half program – Sometimes there’s more ads than actual footy chat. The producers may have already got the tip on this one with news Erin Molan could host a one-hour show after Thursday night footy.

5. More game-by-game analysis – There has been too much focus on the entertainment side of things that producers have forgot why people are tuning in – the footy. We don’t care about your tips, which were mostly wrong anyway, we want every game broken down with in-depth analysis and insight into every team.

6. Add journalists to answer hard-hitting questions – Take a look at NRL 360 and how that has grown as a show. People want to hear about the big issues and love to side with or hound on the opinions of others. The only controversial aspect of the show is Tommy Raudonokis, but who wants to see an old man yelling at the clouds?

7. More in-depth interviews – It might be the age where short attention spans demand quick, easy-to-read news, but people still love an in-depth story full of emotion. Gus Gould sitting down Andrew Johns on his battle with drugs is a Footy Show memory that sticks. More of that please!

8 - Introduce a brief NRL scoops segment – We want news. The most informative thing to come out of the show in years is what James Maloney does when the kids aren’t home (barbequing alone). Like the AFL version of the show does with journalist Damian Barrett, get Danny Weidler, or any reporter for the matter, to update fans with the hottest gossip of the week. From there, you can even get players come on the panel to make breaking announcements.

9 - No more pointless celebrity interviews – No one gives a sh*t what Will Ferrell, Zac Efron, The Rock or Vin Diesel has to say. It’s a sports show goddam it!

10 - Bring back an all-time great - Remember Daredevil Dudes? Anti-ads? Those were the glory days of The Footy Show. Why not bring one back and remind people of what made the show so special in the first place. We’d tune in for Vomitron II.