Quote Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
I hate this sort of shit. Why on earth should Shilton or anyone else be obliged to say such a thing? .
It's a standard comment for someone in the public eye after a death. Bitch about him as much as you want at home, but the public statement is something textbook like delmbox suggested,

The reason is, in Shilton's case, that it doesn't leave him open to thousands of people laughing at how bitter he is at something that happened half a lifetime ago. I'm quite sure he is genuinely bitter but he doesn't gain anything by putting it out there. Again.