Eddie Howe has had to contend with a frankly ridiculous injury crisis at Newcastle United this season. It’s been so bad that pundit Joe Cole has even suggested that the sheer number of absences Newcastle keep having enforced upon them cannot simply be down to bad luck. Howe himself has admitted to making mistakes when it comes to dealing with injured players this season and while luck surely cannot be the only reason for the crisis, it doesn’t mean it’s not played a part. Harvey Barnes, after all, suffered the kind of injury the club’s medical staff had never seen in football before only weeks…