'Makes zero sense' - Crystal Palace chairman slammed after Newcastle United transfer bids

NewcastleWorld and Shields Gazette editor Liam Kennedy and Newcastle United writers Dominic Scurr and Jordan Cronin  provide regular news, analysis and reaction to all things happening at St James’ Park.

And the burning topic on every supporter’s mind is transfers, and specifically Marc Guehi with the Magpies submitting four bids to sign the Crystal Palace defender.

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has addressed his interest in Guehi publicly. However, Palace chairman Steve Parish can’t stay away from the cameras or radio mics, an approach that Liam believes lacks respect.

“I’ve watched every interview Steve Parish has done,” said Liam. “His latest one where he was horking himself out to talkSPORT on Sunday morning. I heard him say the word, and it’s a really important word, in every walk of life... respect.

“He seems to respect Newcastle United. He respects Marc Guehi as a person and a footballer. He respects agents that do things the right way, as he described, so why has he gone about it in this manner? It makes zero sense.

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“The words that are coming out of his mouth don’t actually translate to the actions. To throw him [Marc Guehi] to the wolves, which was a Palace decision, ahead of the new season was actually the opposite to respect.

“They were the most in form team at the back end of last season and brought in players, although they’ve lost players as well but there is a general air of positivity around Selhurst Park about the new Premier League season, and Steve Parish has just framed the whole thing on his captain potentially leaving, whilst also throwing said captain in front of the media to face the music.

“That doesn’t smack respect for me, it actually goes the opposite way, and the only respectable party in this whole thing is has been the way Newcastle United have conducted themselves. Eddie Howe has not addressed Marc Guehi’s situation publicly, nor would he as he’s not that type of manager or person.

“Paul Mitchell hasn’t been on every radio and TV station going talking about how he’s trying to sign another team’s captain. There has been no public talk from Newcastle sources of bids. It has been a bizarre situation.”

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