Watford's Troy Deeney has spoken of his frustration after receiving a fine from the FA and said he meant no disrespect towards referee David Coote.

The Hornets' skipper was fined £20,000 for comments made about the official earlier this month, but Deeney says he was only trying to provide an honest assessment of the match.

In his programme notes for Saturday's game against Burnley, he said: "I think it's a good time to make it clear that I meant no disrespect by what I said to the ref. I was calling it as I saw it based on the question the interviewer asked - and I was clear that I felt we should have been worse off for some decisions, not just the other team as you so often hear managers and players say.

"It's quite frustrating really, because I like to be as open as I can be."

The striker also criticised "inane" social media posts by footballers and called for players, managers and officials to be given the chance to explain their feelings after games, without the fear of castigation.

He said: "There's nothing worse after a draw or a defeat than players getting on social media and sending out an inane picture with a message about how the fans were great and we'll go again next week.

"I think we can take that for granted when it comes to the challenges of professional football. It'd be great if there were more opportunities for players and officials to join managers in giving a thorough review of what happened without the threat of being castigated for saying something that they believe in, or might go against the accepted norm.

"I hope I can always find an opportunity to be open with my thoughts because we owe it to everyone watching to give a decent assessment of what they're paying to look at."