For a manager with so much experience, Roy Hodgson has developed a nasty habit of putting his foot in it this season. The 76-year-old again felt compelled to apologise to Crystal Palace supporters before Saturday’s meeting with his former club Liverpool, having claimed they had been “spoiled here in recent times” after he was booed off after the acrimonious 2-0 defeat by Bournemouth on Wednesday.
“I’m a bit distressed by my comments, which I bitterly regret,” Hodgson said on Friday. “To say we’ve spoiled the fans in recent years … I don’t think we have. I think the fans have been very patient, actually. They’ve been fantastic and have got behind us, even during this bad spell.
