Former referee Graham Poll has described Joey Barton's claim that players and clubs should be able to sue officials over decisions as "ridiculous". The Queens Park Rangers midfielder made the suggestion on Twitter following his red card in the 2-1 defeat by Norwich.

But Poll told BBC Sport:"That is a ridiculous comment. The referee does his very best, just like a player."

Poll added: "Are we saying that supporters should sue footballers who get themselves sent off or miss open goals?

"Of course we're not. It's a sport and it needs to be treated as such and that comment is, quite frankly, ludicrous."

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