▁first - team ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁against ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁first ▁round ▁tie ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁home . ▁After ▁the ▁match ▁ended ▁go all ess , ▁Roberts ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁penalty ▁in ▁the ▁shoot - out ▁but ▁saw ▁his ▁effort ▁saved ▁as ▁Ch ester ▁went ▁out ▁ 4 – 2 ▁on ▁pen alt ies . ▁Four ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁Football ▁League ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁win ▁at ▁Ro ch dale , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁whole ▁match . ▁ ▁Roberts ' ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁continued ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁to ▁score ▁Ch ester ' s ▁equal iser ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁at ▁R other ham ▁United . ▁His ▁next ▁goal ▁en hanced ▁his ▁reputation ▁further , ▁as ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁st unning ▁vol ley ▁in ▁Ch ester ' s ▁ 2 – 2 ▁der by ▁draw ▁with ▁W re x ham ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁regularly ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁with ▁several ▁youth ▁team ▁contempor aries ▁such ▁as ▁Paul ▁Mc Man us , ▁Sh a un ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Gl enn ▁Rule ▁joining ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁again ▁brought ▁a ▁regular ▁starting ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁def ensive ▁position , ▁in