2026 started with a bang as Ruben Amorim was swiftly sacked by Man United after a string of press conferences where he took aim at the board.

Where do Man United go now? Who will be their first ever interim interim manager? How does Amorim's sacking statement match up to the last 7 or so in since 2012?

It wasn't just Ruben Amorim that is on the outs, as Enzo Maresca also left Chelsea suddenly, after also doing a string of press conferences where he took aim at the board. This also comes off the back Enzo apparently speaking to Man City as they start to plan for life after Pep.

Where do Chelsea go now? Who from the Bluecorp umbrella do they have lined up to be the next fall guy? What even are Chelsea anymore?

And finally, we do a quick recap of the football that actually matters, as we roundup news from the Ireland team in advance of the big playoff in March.

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Happy Christmas folks.

Welcome to the 5th annual No Nonsense Christmas special.

As always we are going live here at No Nonsense HQ bright and early to bring you some festive cheer.

We've got some roasting hot absolutes for the rest of the season.

We are giving our Christmas pet peeves.

And of course, we are going through the TV guide to let you know what to watch for the optimal Christmas day.

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As we approach the halfway point of the season things are starting to shape up in the Premier League.

Liverpool beat Spurs 2-1, in a game that featured two red cards, a broken leg, a classic Richarlison moment and a quite vulgar celebration from Ekitike.

Aston Villa made it 10 wins in a row in all comps with a win over Man United, but once again after the game, most of the talk was about how Man United are looking better every time they lose.

The Evan Ferguson-meter has swung back to NOT GOOD ENOUGH for Gasperini as the weekly see-saw continues.

Pep Guardiola gleefully told the press how we was planning on ruining the Man City players rare Christmas off.

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Arsenal managed to survive the usually awful Wolves thanks to two late own goals, are the cracks starting to show or is this just par for the course during the winter period?

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca capped off a routine 2-0 win over Everton with a bizarre post match press conference where he announced it had been the worst 48 hours he has experienced as a Chelsea manager due to lack of support.

All seems forgotten at Liverpool as Salah returned to the fold as Anfield sang his name and he became a record breaker at the club. But have the club really put it behind them?

Lionel Messi entered a new stratosphere of fame as a gigantic bronzed statue of him was unveiled as part of a disastrous tour of India.

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It looks like it's all over for Salah at Liverpool after an explosive 7 minute rant to anyone who would listen about how he feels he's not wanted at the club, how he's been thrown under the bus and isn't speaking to the manager. Surely, he could have just...waited a few weeks and probably wouldn't have had to deal with this problem?

As Ireland are still in limbo about their World Cup 2026 participation, it meant we were subjected to a Donald Trump approved World Cup draw featuring hours of Hollywood cameos and endless performances from the likes of the Village People, to see who else would be in our group, IF we get there.

It's been a bad week for Arsenal as a moment of bad judgement from Madueke see's Aston Villa go up the other end and score a winner with the last kick of the game. This must be how Hungary felt.

More Man United breaking news from the past as their streak of Monday/Thursday games continues.

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A feisty top of the table clash between Arsenal and Chelsea ended in a draw after yellow cards galore and straight red for Caicedo. What is it about Chelsea and Battle's of the Bridges?

Liverpool returned to winning ways over West Ham with a goal from Isak. But the real talking point coming out of the game was Lucas Paqueta's bizzare red card for double dissent and is equally as bizarre statements after the game.

Avert your gaze Ireland bandwagoners but Troy Parrott had an absolute shocker over the weekend as he skied a last minute penalty in particularly embarrassing fashion.

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Yet another week goes by in the Premier League and the big stories pretty much remain the same.

Arsenal look like the best of the bunch as they breeze by the North London Derby thanks to an extra motivated Eze hat trick.

Man City drop points yet again, but this time they have a right to be annoyed...maybe not as annoyed as Pep Guardiola was after the game.

The Liverpool spiral continues with a 3-0 loss to Sean Dyche's Forrest. It can't go on like this surely?

Cole Palmer was ruled out for a week due to damaging his toe on a door at home. In an incident which teammate Cucurella described as having something to do with a game of Fifa.

Sky Sports unveiled their new concept 'The Box' which doesn't seem enjoyable to viewers OR participants.

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"This is why we love football, because things like this can happen" - Troy Parrott

Arguably the greatest international break in history comes to a close with one of the greatest moments ever in Irish sport, as Troy Parrott scores a last gasp winner (his third of the game!) away from home against Hungary to bring Ireland to the World Cup qualifier playoffs.

A hattrick against Hungary, and a brace against Portugal for Parrott solidifies his star status.

Heimir Hallgrímsson head must be spinning as it all looked SO over just a few weeks ago when Ireland were easily beaten by Armenia.

We'll worry about the playoffs in March but for now we're just enjoying it mate.

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