London - The Football Association on Tuesday charged Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear and Hull boss Phil Brown with improper conduct following their contretemps during last week's FA Cup third-round replay.

The managers came head to head after Brown had protested about a foul on his forward Daniel Cousin by Newcastle's Fabio Coloccini.

Referee Phil Dowd set both to the stands.

Speaking after the came, which Hull won 1-0, Kinnear said: "He [Brown] came across. He was having a rant, more than anything.

"He didn't actually say anything to me, he was having a rant at (Kinnear's number two) Chris (Hughton) - and he wasn't saying too many pleasant things to him. It was as simple as that.

"I just said 'enough'. That's all I said. I don't know what the trouble was with the ref.

"I just said 'cool it and call it a day'. I sent Chris to sit down and as he (Brown) came across and the referee came running over." (dpa)