Joey Barton has been fined £2,000 by the Football Association for criticisms he made about referee Brett Huxtable after Fleetwood's 2-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers.
Barton branded the performance of Huxtable and his fellow officials as the worst he had seen in his entire career following the loss.
The FA last week handed Barton a two-match touchline ban after the former Manchester City, Newcastle and England midfielder was sent to the stands at the Sky Bet League One game on December 22.
'Joseph Barton has been fined £2,000 after accepting an FA charge for commenting on the match referee after Fleetwood Town's match versus Bristol Rovers,' said a statement on the FA Spokesperson Twitter account.
'His comments made during a post-match interview on Saturday 22 December 2018 were abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.'
Barton criticised Devon official Huxtable following a Memorial Stadium clash that saw Fleetwood striker Ched Evans sent off and 11 players booked.
'Brett needs to have a serious look at his decision-making process,' Barton said after the match.
'The Bristol Rovers staff we spoke to before the game were concerned because he has been here before and caused havoc.
'We needed a good referee to control what was a very good game of football and unfortunately we didn't get it.'
Ricky999
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Good to hear from you Joy, I almost forgot you exit. Controversy is his third name, always making news for the wrong reasons. Keep up with the good work of enriching the EFL
unhappy
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Ched Evans and Barton.. Ffs what a classy outfit
Fleetwood seem to be running some sort of ex-offenders rehab program. Maybe Ronaldo will end up retiring there??!
wordthis
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Very unlike Joey to be so opinionated...
campuser
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So how are they supposed to vent their frustration at some of these inept referees?
Balcombe
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To be fair after watching loads of league one games can confirm the refs are toilet
book
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Barton is correct. The Ref was terrible, lost control of the game, and made a complete mash of the game. He should be demoted.
ppx668
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The supporters wanted a decent manager but never got one
tallesti
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The FA are one touchy bunch.
humidityi
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Ched Evans and Barton.. Ffs what a classy outfit
Kimmykim
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Lots of his former clubs needed a good player but unfortunately they got him instead
GERFootball
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Barton looks like he's morphing into Ronnie O'Sullivan