Newcastle cant be a contender man... stop dreaming, they are only a good team, nothing more, if they reach quarter or even semifinals they are done for this season and they are gonna celeb rate so much for that.
I think they still miss some important or star player to be a real contender.
Do you have a strong reason why you say Newcastle cannot be a competitor?
I dont know if you have ever been disappointed fan but all I can know at the moment that Newcastle have more stable performance and in terms of performance the players currently managed by Eddie howe have a very good partnership and you must always remember that there always the surprise in every match are very unconvincing, but most newcastle supporters still believe that Newcastle will be a strong competitor.
I am not Newcastle fan but I am just saying the fact that if it not good to jump to conclusion too quickly even luck comes by surprise.