A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Chelsea to appeal
Chelsea will appeal against the £30,000 fine imposed by the Football Association for failing to control their fans at a League Cup tie against West Ham at Stamford Bridge last season. Riot police were required after fans clashed at the end of the game on October 27th last year.
Police were confronted by supporters in a corner section of the ground 10 minutes after the game and it took 15 minutes for order to be restored.
Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman, who scored the only goal of the tie, was struck on the head by a missile and was forced to leave the field for treatment during play.
"Chelsea is to appeal the verdict and the punishment following the decision by an FA disciplinary commission sanctions hearing," read a statement from the club.
Warnock undecided
Sheffield United have a week to secure the future of Portsmouth target Neil Warnock. Mounting speculation linking Warnock with the vacant Portsmouth manager's job forced United plc chairman Kevin McCabe to schedule a meeting with Warnock before Saturday's 4-2 defeat at Leicester.
Pompey chairman Milan Mandaric revealed he had asked three clubs for permission to approach their managers.
However, Warnock has declared he will still be in the dug-out when Sheffield Wednesday make the trip to Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Portsmouth want a new man in place as soon as possible, with Warnock the favourite, but his revelation suggests the battle for his heart and mind is far from over.
Dreaded vote of . . .
Rangers chairman David Murray has re-affirmed his willingness to allow Alex McLeish at least two more games before deciding whether or not to replace him as manager.
The pressure on McLeish increased on Sunday when Rangers lost 2-1 at Hibernian. "I'll stand by what I said about giving Alex a chance," he added yesterday.
Leeds apologise
Leeds United have issued an official apology after some of their fans failed to observe a minute's silence at Millwall in honour of George Best.
The team manager Kevin Blackwell had already condemned the behaviour of a minority of the club's supporters at The Den after his side's fortunate 1-0 win but yesterday the club went on the record.
A club statement read: "We apologise to all who were offended by such a response and we have already been in touch with Millwall FC to see if there is anything they can do to identify those responsible."
In brief . . .
Aston Villa manager David O'Leary has been fined £5,000 following his criticism of referee Graham Poll last month . . . Fifa began the biggest disciplinary investigation in their history yesterday over the violence that marred the recent World Cup play-off between Turkey and Switzerland.
