Hull City manager criticises racist social posts

Liam Rosenior said the online comments "crosses the line"

Hull City's manager has called for social media users to be made more accountable after racist comments about him were made online.

Liam Rosenior said the "unacceptable" posts were seen by his children in response to news he had been nominated for an award.

He said some system of identifying people should be introduced.

The Tigers' boss said it had affected his family, saying "it hurts when my kids are bringing it up".

Rosenior told BBC Radio Humberside Sport he thought the comments "crosses the line".

"I'm not talking about people talk about whether I'm a good manager or not a good manager, or if my team's good or whether we're not good," he said.

"That's football, that's normal.

"Or whether I should be in a job or out of the job, that's absolutely fine.

"But when people write things about the colour of my skin to do with something that should be a positive thing I have to make a statement to say it's just unacceptable and it'll be the same for any of my players if they go through that as well."

He added: "I think I have to say something in public and say that's just not acceptable for anyone to put on social media for anyone to even think."

Rosenior has been nominated for the EFL Championship Manager of the Season award

On Wednesday it was announced Rosenior was in the running to be named the EFL Championship Manager of the Season.

He is one of three managers on the shortlist for the award, alongside Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna and Leeds United's Daniel Farke.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony on 14 April.