Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish was involved in an ugly row with a fuming fan on Saturdaym, seconds after Christian Benteke’s missed penalty left the club sick.
The relegation-fighting Eagles earned a last-minute penalty that Benteke had been specifically not to take after a handful of previous misses.
But he still managed to punt a poor attempt at the Selhurst Park goal that was easily saved, leaving the club deflated and fans fuming.
And Parish got into a shouting match with a supporter who approached him in a lounge.
The groaning supporter demanded to know why the club had not signed more strikers in the summer.
But Parish refused to back down over his running over the club which led to a meaty stand-off.
But, on Sunday, Parish wisely nipped the issue in the bud and explained why he was so tetchy.
He wrote on Twitter: “I would like to apologise to the supporters in the Wright and Bright lounge who witnessed the lively discussion between me and a supporter.
“I didn’t appreciate what he shouted at me but I should not have reacted, it was the heat of the moment just after the missed pen and I apologise to him also.”
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