Can players ever "be sacked"?

The thought occurred to me, with the background being I'm a firm believer that once played cross the white line they need to front up and show a bit of balls when the going gets tough, can players actually "get sacked" for repeated sub par performances in the same way that managers can? I mean if Hanlon started chucking ogs in all over the shop and completely looking the other way as his man made a run, or Doidge didn't try à leg, had the touch of an elephant and kept missing utterly open goals, could they be sacked for pish poor performance?

I guess in theory yes, but in practice, unlike managers, there are alternatives already contracted to the club that can step in. I'm not saying that I think any given Hibs player should be getting sacked, but is it contractually possible?

Anyone know of a football player getting effectively sacked, not for discipline or family reasons but just cos they're that *****, either at Hibs or elsewhere?