Played for Yeovil today wearing a protective headgear.

When questioned as to why the Yeovil manager Mark Cooper revealed that Joe had been bitten by a SPIDER and got a really bad infection.
He also said he had been in Hospital for 4 days on a drip and they had to cut the infected area out.
Yeovil were really struggling to find a keeper for today's game but Joe put himself forward declaring himself fit enough to play. Yeovil beat Gateshead 3 -2 in the FA Cup.

Get well soon Joe and let's hope he has no after effects from the infection he got from the bite.

Insect bites even horseflies etc can be very dangerous. I always tell people to watch the reaction carefully and get treatment quickly when the infection appears to “ track “ up the affected limb.
Joe appears to have had a nasty one , perhaps like me he doesn’t have very good circulation to the scalp area! All the best Joe.

Yeah, I got nipped by a horsefly in the summer. Nearly killed me. The git.