Chester have sacked boss Simon Davies after just four wins in 30 games. He was handed a two year deal in April despite winning only one of nine games as caretaker boss. Wayne Allinson will take temporary charge. Cheltenham have offered contract terminations to four transfer listed players. Ben Gill, Aaron Ledgister, Craig Armstrong, and Scott Brown have all been offered terminations ahead of their contracts ending in the summer. The Robins currently have 30 players, including seven loans, on their books.
Carlisle have sent third choice stopper Chris Howarth to Mansfield on trial as they look to get him off the wage bill. Yeovil's move for Luke Rodgers appears dead. The Stoke Sentinel reports Yeovil have offered only a third of the £60,000 Port Vale are asking. Hartlepool have agreed a deal with Coventry to take Kevin Kyle back to the monkey hangers for two more months. It is unclear whether they have had to fork out any more for the Scotland player.
Kettering have hit back at Lincoln's allegations of racism, claiming that they cannot find a single person who heard the taunts. Chairman Imraan Ladak claims he has received several complaints about Imps boss Peter Jackson, saying “In the meantime, Kettering’s “bank-rolled bruisers” look forward to our big day out at Sincil Bank and the rare opportunity to experience a warm shower, a Wembley-like playing surface, their hospitable supporters whilst praying that we can keep the margin of defeat down to single digits before the mighty and angelic Lincoln City can move on to play a game against their local rivals in the next round.”