Bournemouth is a club that will always be in Eddie Howe's heart. However, the Newcastle United head coach will only have one thought in his mind when he faces his former side for the first time - and that is to win Saturday's game at St James' Park.
Howe's allegiances lie elsewhere now and, put simply, the 44-year-old is not the same manager he was on the South Coast. Few are better placed to comment on that than Charlie Daniels, the former Bournemouth defender, who had a particularly close bond with Howe and just so happens to be a lifelong fan of the Magpies.
"The way Eddie has galvanised the team and galvanised the city is very similar," Daniels told ChronicleLive. "But the way Eddie and his team have approached it and worked alongside JT, Purchy, Graeme Jones, Tinners and everyone there has been different.
