NAPPY EVER AFTER

Barnes given fatherhood tips by Howe after tough Toon start... but winger says fans will now see best of him

- SIMON BIRD

HARVEY BARNES received advice on fatherhood from boss Eddie Howe as he battled back from a broken foot which hampered his first season at Newcastle.

The winger has vowed to consign his injury-hit debut season on Tyneside to history, and says fans will now see his best form.

Barnes suffered a break in September last year as Newcastle beat Sheffield United 8-0, with medics giving conflicting advice on whether an operation was needed. He also had a daughter with partner Naomi, moved house and tried to settle on Tyneside after his £28million arrival from Leicester City.