It would be fair to say that Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer was not impressed by the club’s transfer business this summer. Indeed, Shearer publicly described Newcastle’s rather underwhelming business this summer as a failure to Eddie Howe, who did not see his squad strengthened significantly. Luckily, Howe’s side are not showing any huge signs of decline thus far. While we remain at an early stage of the season, Newcastle are unbeaten in the Premier League and through to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Performances could surely improve but the fact is that Newcastle have only dropped …