 His girlfriend left him in May 2009, and Roberts was forced to move back in with his parents in Chester.On 5 August 2009, Roberts was suspended by Yeovil Town for a breach of club discipline and was released by mutual consent after reported drink and gambling problems, the final straw coming when he "turned up at a club-organised family fun day with the stench of alcohol on his breath".He later admitted his heart was not at the club, and that being alone in a hotel room away from his girlfriend and young son made it easier for him to turn to alcohol.