It has been a relentless first half of the season for Newcastle United, with so many of Eddie Howe’s players delivering on the grandest stage. While Newcastle might be out of the Champions League, they held their own in Europe’s elite competition. They are also still going strongly in the Premier League, despite an injury crisis threatening to derail the Magpies’ season. Given the amount of games, the calibre of opponents and the amount of injuries, it has to be considered a decent start to the 2023/24 campaign for Eddie Howe‘s side. There have been many impressive performers in black and whit…