TOON DOC PREVENTED 'DIFFERENT OUTCOME'

NEWCASTLE boss Eddie Howe has revealed that but for club doctor Paul Catterson's actions his recent illness could have resulted in "a different outcome".

- BY IAN MURTAGH

Howe is back at work and will be in the dug-out for today's home game against Ipswich despite admitting he is not yet 100 per cent fit.

But the 47-year-old revealed that had Catterson not visited him at home when he was off work sick, his pneumonia diagnosis might have remained undiscovered with potentially serious consequences.