The Top 5 Things That Referees Should Apologise for

So, West Brom have received an apology from the chief of referees, Mike Riley, for the controversial late penalty that robbed them of a win at Chelsea, but shouldn’t referees apologise more often?

Any ref who ever booked a player for celebrating a goal by removing his shirt should crave our forgiveness. Howard Webb should certainly say sorry for having a bald head and trying to look cool and hard, when all referees should look like frustrated bus ticket inspectors. And there’s a few other things they should apologise for.

Here’s my personal top five