James Stephenson, in charge of the BBC1 Six O'Clock and Ten O'Clock bulletins, makes a rare appearance in the public prints today, apologising to Rangers' boss Ally McCoist.
"I am writing to you regarding the concerns you have raised in relation to an item transmitted on BBC News last Friday evening.
"Overall, we stand by the merits of our report revealing the extent of violence after Old Firm derbies and the cost of policing these matches. However, we do accept that the sequence involving comments from Rangers' manager Alistair McCoist could have given the impression that he did not take the issue seriously.
"It was not our intention to misrepresent Mr McCoist. The BBC accepts that Rangers Football Club and Alistair McCoist treat the issue of violence and disorder surrounding football matches as a very serious matter.
"We accept that offence has been caused by an inappropriate edit in the piece as transmitted and for that we apologise."
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