NEW Yeovil Town physio Wayne Jones is opening up his Huish Park's treatment room to the public.

Jones took over from Aldershot-bound Jim Joyce last week and is keen to help the people of Yeovil, as well as the team, after moving to Somerset from Hereford United.

He said: "I will make the treatment room available to the public any evening or on Saturday mornings when we are at home.

"I live just round the corner from the ground and I haven't got my family with me here so it is not like I am rushing home every night.

"If people want to get in touch with me they can ring me direct on my mobile – 07962 277612 – and arrange a visit."

Jones has a wealth of experience in the game dating back to his playing career with Bristol Rovers.

Injury cut short the midfielder's time at Eastville at the age of 24, preventing him from adding to his one full international cap for Wales.

"I made my debut against Finland in the early seventies away from home in a European Championship game, we won 1-0 with John Toshack getting the winner," he added.

"Then about 14 months later we were in the same qualifying group as England and Poland.

"I got selected for a get together and I was going to be in the team to play England at Ninian Park.

"But a week before I got injured playing for Bristol Rovers and never played again at the age of 24.

"You could call me a one-cap wonder but I would have got the second cap had it not been for the injury.

"But I was at Bristol and they were very good to me and kept me on for another six years.

"I was able to take my FA diploma in physiotherapy at Lilleshall and my coaching badges which I have got up to UEFA A level.

"They have been very useful for me to fall back on throughout my career. I still have Bristol Rovers very close to my heart as they were the only club I ever played for.

"Whenever I have been back with Notts County, Gillingham or Hereford I have always bumped into people I know and reminisced about old times."

Jones worked alongside Glovers boss Russell Slade at Notts County in the mid-1990s.

"At Notts County I think I filled every role at the club from manager, assistant manager, first-team coach, reserve team coach, youth team boss and physio.

"I wasn't physio and manager at the same time – that would have been too much. I took over as caretaker manager when we were at the bottom. Needless to say I didn't keep us up. It was an experience."

Spells at Gillingham and then with Graham Turner at Hereford followed.

"When Jim Joyce left Yeovil, Russell got in touch with me and said it would be a new challenge for me here, and I have settled in well," said the Welshman.

Jones arrived in Somerset with his eyes wide open, aware of the catalogue of injuries that blighted the club last season, necessitating no less than 17 loan signings during the campaign.

"I have heard that it was quite horrific, but at the moment we have just got one or two lads that are not long-term and should be back in a week or two," he said.

Left back Nathan Smith has an outside chance of being fit for Saturday's home game with Brighton because of a groin problem.

"Aidan Downes still has twinges in his knee so he won't be ready for Saturday but he shouldn't be too far away," said Jones

Jones' arrival has meant centre of excellence physio Phil Cole has reverted back to his youth-team role.