An apology usually carries the words "I'm sorry" with it. What he's done is attempted to explain away his stupidity. All he's done is manage to make himself look even more insensitive.
Let's see - you're an ex Liverpool player, allegedly aware of the sensitivities, especially as we're days away from the end of summing up in the biggest Inquest in British history, and you're on the telly and someone hands you a newspaper..........
...........errrrrr the FIRST thing I'd be doing is checking WHICH ONE IT IS, you daft c*nt. The SECOND thing I'd be doing is slapping whichever dopey prick had passed it to me and the THIRD thing I'd be doing is explaining to everyone why.
He hasn't apologised, he hasn't done any of the three things above, he's a..............words fail me..............
2007, 2011 and now this today? He can fuck. right. off.
I've sent a message to .tv requesting they refuse to deal with him ever again. Would love to see the ground make it's voice heard on this issue too.