Football briefs: Luton | Bobby Williamson | Under-21 | Huddersfield | Nottingham Forest

Published on 15/02/2013 02:48

LUTON manager Paul Buckle will advise his players to remain on the pitch if they are racially abused during tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Millwall.

Millwall this week reopened an investigation into the conduct of their fans during November’s game against Leeds after a documentary for Sky Sports News showed Lions fans hurling racist insults at Senegalese striker El-Hadji Diouf. The FA are also investigating footage of the match.

Williamson denies link to Kenya job

Bobby Williamson has been forced to deny he is about to become Victor Wanyama’s new Kenya national team coach. The Scot has been in charge of Uganda since replacing Csaba Laszlo in 2008 but has been linked with the vacant post.

Kenya are on the hunt for a new manager after Frenchman Henri Michel stood down in December. Former Kilmarnock and Hibs manager Williamson said: “I am happy here. I have a job. Why should I apply for a Kenyan job? I have not spoken to anybody from the Kenyan FA.” Williamson is contracted with Uganda until 2014.

Under–21 duo set for appeal hearing

England Under-21 players Tom Ince and Steven Caulker could have their Uefa bans increased at an appeal hearing in Nyon today.

The two players were given suspensions – Ince for one match and Caulker for two games – for incidents that took place at the end of a fiery play-off in Serbia in October which led to the host country being punished for racist abuse and violent behaviour.

Robins appointed Huddersfield boss

Huddersfield have confirmed the appointment of Mark Robins as their permanent new manager. The Terriers, who sacked Simon Grayson three weeks ago after going 12 games without a win in the npower Championship, were granted permission to approach the 43-year-old on Tuesday by Coventry. Former Rotherham and Barnsley boss Robins will take charge of his first game on Sunday when Town take on Wigan in the FA Cup.

Forest release four more staff members

Nottingham Forest have released four more members of staff as the Al-Hasawi family continue their restructuring of the npower Championship club. Academy director Nick Marshall, finance director and company secretary John Pelling, operations manager Brandon Furse and media manager 
Fraser Nicholson have lost 
their jobs.