YORK City boss Martin Gray will not ban his players from using social media, but insists they must manage their output better.

Gray’s stance comes after fining Adriano Moke and warning the City midfielder about his future conduct following unseemly online arguments with two goading supporters on Instagram.

The comments came during the aftermath of last weekend’s disappointing 4-1 defeat at Cruzon Ashton and, outlining his views, Gray admitted: “I’m a dinosaur, because I don’t do social media and I’m a bit old-school in that sense.

“I don’t need somebody to tell me if I’ve had a good week or a bad week – I know that myself. But, if you are on Twitter or whatever, you have to accept all of it.

“If you enjoy all the pats on the back, you have to take the criticism that comes with it as well. Ideally, you’d like to say leave it alone, but you can’t change the world we live in.

“Players do need to manage it better though and avoid getting embroiled in something stupid. You cannot get involved in exchanges and making comments like Adriano did when you’re representing the football club and are a professional sportsman.

“But it was dealt with straight away and he was fined very heavily, so it should be an expensive lesson.”

Gray revealed, meanwhile, that Michael Rankine is no longer with the club, having not played since September following the diagnosis of a high blood pressure problem.

“Things have been taken care of and Michael’s doing what he’s doing at the moment,” Gray added. “There’s nothing at all to report really and it’s a difficult one to talk about, because I can’t shed too much light on it, but he’s not with us at this moment in time.”

With Clovis Kamdjo having completed 90 minutes in his third reserve game this week following 14 months on the sidelines with cruciate ligament damage in two places, Gray also reasoned that the former Forest Green utility man’s progress will continue to be monitored before deciding whether he can play any part in remainder of the Minstermen’s National League North campaign.

“We’re just looking at him week-by-week and he’s getting better,” the City boss pointed out. “He’s putting in a lot of work, but he’s not ready yet.

“He’s giving himself the best chance of getting back involved though and I have so much respect for him, because not many players would have recovered from what he had. I hope he can get a future back in football, because that’s the big thing for him.”