Newcastle United will not be playing any form of European competition this season. Clearly, that will be a huge disappointment to a club playing in the Champions League last season. Indeed, while Newcastle fell at the first hurdle in Europe’s elite club competition, it’s not as if they embarrassed themselves. But for a hugely controversial handball decision against Tino Livramento away at Paris Saint-Germain, perhaps Eddie Howe’s side could have gone further. Still, surely few would doubt the added strain of competing in Europe had an impact on Howe’s squad. Whether or not you attribute the bu…