Joe Kinnear has no intention of curbing his touchline antics, in spite of his repeated brushes with authority. The Newcastle United manager, who has two disciplinary cases pending, can expect a disrepute charge from the FA after his spat with Phil Brown, his Hull City counterpart, on Wednesday, but he will not modify his behaviour.

The FA is studying the referee’s report of Hull’s 1-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory at St James’ Park, in which Kinnear and Brown squared up to each other on the touchline. Phil Dowd, the referee, sent both managers to the stands and sanctions are likely. Kinnear insisted yesterday that he was merely defending Chris Hughton, his assistant, and detailed his unhappiness with Brown, who applauded the booking of Fabricio Coloccini, the Newcastle defender.

Brown was incensed by Coloccini’s double tackle on Daniel Cousin, but it was the Hull manager’s response that infuriated his opposite number. “I don’t know a manager that applauds the referee for giving players yellow cards,” Kinnear said. “He must be the only one that does it. When Chris told him he was out of order he [Brown] decided to abuse him. I wasn’t going to accept that. I’ll always fight my corner and stick up for what I think is right and there’s no reason why I should change. I’m not going to have someone like that abuse my staff in front of me and then abuse my players.”

Kinnear said that he “gets on with all managers except Brownie”, although he had strong words for Gary Megson, the Bolton Wanderers manager, who has suggested that his club have had a £2 million offer for Joey Barton rejected by Newcastle. “There’s been no bid,” Kinnear said. “Tell Gary Megson he is talking crap.”

Brown has also angered Ricky Sbragia, with the Sunderland manager perturbed that details of Paul McShane’s recall from his loan spell at Hull were divulged before he was able to speak to the defender. “I gave Phil respect by saying I wouldn’t speak to Paul until after the Newcastle game, but when I did speak to him he indicated that Phil had leaked it out,” Sbragia said. “I thought that was disrespectful.”