Mark Wilson put his Scotland career on hold due to fatigue and may now have to do it again for his family.

FC Utrecht today parted company with coach Ton du Chatinier.

Charlton have completed the loan signing of Liverpool forward Nathan Eccleston until the end of the season.

CAN we just say climate change from now on? From where I’m sitting, snowed into a freezing flat watching pensioners fall on their arse (there’s nothing on telly), Global Warming is as funny a joke as the ‘Football’ in LFC right now.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to make his comeback from a month-long absence with a hamstring problem against Fulham at Anfield tomorrow.

LIVERPOOL may have given children free tickets for the Europa League tie against Utrecht at but even they will have felt short-changed by the disappointing goalless draw against Utrecht at Anfield.

Liverpool 0 Utrecht 0

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson does not fear for his job and is confident owners New England Sports Ventures will back him as he tries to turnaround the club’s recent decline.

TURNS out Newcastle aren’t the biggest joke in English football after all.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson admits captain Steven Gerrard’s anticipated return from a hamstring injury this weekend is “touch and go”.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is set to spring a surprise and name a relatively strong squad for tomorrow’s final Europa League clash at home to Utrecht, despite having already qualified as Group K winners.

Roy Hodgson is hoping Steven Gerrard can train today with a view to making his comeback against Fulham at the weekend.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson praised his players after they secured their passage to the last 32 of the Europa League as Group K winners — with a match to go — thanks to a 1-1 draw against Steaua Bucharest last night.

FRIENDLY games might be made for offering youth its chance but, in the Giovanni Trapattoni scheme of things, they are also a country for old men — especially if the veterans are badly in need of a run-out.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has pledged to field a strong team in tomorrow’s Europa League clash at home to Napoli as he seeks to take a major step towards qualification for the knockout stages.

Napoli 0 Liverpool 0

WELCOME to Terrace Talk’s first relegation battle. It might be the last. I’m feeling as safe as a chicken in a fat camp.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson felt his side earned a good point despite a disappointing performance in their goalless Europa League draw in Utrecht last night.

Utrecht 0 Liverpool 0

Striker Fernando Torres starts his first Europa League match of the season tonight as manager Roy Hodgson names his strongest available side to face Utrecht at the Station Galgenwaard.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insists he places no more significance on the Europa League now than he did before last week’s embarrassing Carling Cup exit.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson will not guarantee striker Fernando Torres a starting place in the Europa League against Utrecht but admits his presence in the squad is something of an insurance policy (3e, 7.30pm).

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is on course to return sooner than expected from a shoulder injury.

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt is hopeful of being fit for the Reds’ Europa League trip to his former club Utrecht at the end of this month.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon remains keen to add a striker to his squad before tomorrow`s transfer deadline, despite seeing Daryl Murphy net the winner against Motherwell on his first start for the club.

MOTHERWELL manager Craig Brown felt Shaun Maloney went down “very, very easily” to win Celtic the penalty that edged them to a 1-0 victory at Fir Park.

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard wants to win the Europa League, even though he admits it is not the club’s priority this season.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard wants to win the Europa League even though he admits it is not the club’s priority this season.

Marc-Antoine Fortune has returned to West Brom after ending a largely unhappy stay at Celtic Park on a low.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon admits last night’s Europa League exit at the hands of Utrecht was just as bad as their infamous shock defeat to Ross County in the Active Nation Scottish Cup last season.

FC Utrecht 4 Celtic 0

NEIL LENNON has urged his Celtic players to do to Utrecht in the Europa League what Braga did to them in the Champions League.

Celtic 4 St Mirren 0

Celtic v St Mirren

GOALS from Efrain Juarez and Georgios Samaras against Utrecht allowed Celtic to take a step closer to the group stages of the Europa League last night.

Celtic 2 FC Utrecht 0

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed that Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre has signed for the club.

Celtic today hope to announce their second signing in 48 hours as they bid to wrap up the transfer of Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

HARRY REDKNAPP was yesterday taking nothing for granted after Tottenham were handed the easiest possible route to the Champions League proper.

The mayor of Amsterdam wants to ban Sunderland from the Amsterdam Tournament later this month because he fears clashes between Black Cats fans and Newcastle supporters.

NEWLY-CROWNED Republic of Ireland U21 player of the year, Owen Garvan, is hoping he can replicate his club form for Don Givens in his last year at this level with the qualifying campaign for the 2011 European Championship approaching fast.

ANTHONY STOKES remains in the international wilderness after the on-loan Sheffield United striker was once again left out of a Don Givens Under 21 squad.

West Brom have further boosted their attacking options by making Marc-Antoine Fortune their second January signing.