The competitive season is almost over for Newcastle United. It has been a long and gruelling campaign across so many fronts for Eddie Howe and his side and the trip to Brentford on Sunday will be their final competitive task for a while. Still, the Newcastle squad are about to set off for another couple of games. Indeed, the Magpies will play Tottenham in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday 22 May in a 10.45am BST kick-off time before meeting an A-League All-Stars XI on Friday. Howe confirmed on Friday that his squad would get straight on the plane after the culmination of the season in west Lon…