RoyalBlue You miss the point completely. By being paid by Sky (I'm assuming he didn't do it by free) at a time when he would normally be working for the club but for his injury, he is actually getting a financial bonus for being injured - an injury that is potentially costing the club dear.
Probably balances the bonuses he is missing out on as a result of being injured, so let's rub that argument out. It's also a pretty shabby line to suggest someone is using an injury to make a profit. He was injured playing for the club, and I rather suspect he's about a million times more frustrated at not being able to play than anyone else.
RoyalBlue There must have been plenty of things that he could have done for the club, his main employer, on a match day. So I guess I am blaming them for not making him work for them, as opposed to profiting from his absence due to injury by working for Sky.
He's paid to play football, I guess he could have smoozed round the hospitality areas but other than that I can;t see that there are loads of other thing she could have done. Unless you think he could have usefully been a car park steward or sold programmes ? It is usual for squad members who aren't playing to be at games (and to be honest I would expect it to be standard practice for all players to be at every game) but it's also hardly a big deal if one player is allowed to pursue existing interests. In fact I would suspect it was a clause in Robert's contract when he signed that he would be allowed to do media work when not required by the club for matches.
RoyalBlue As for the other point, even players playing for lower level teams at best earn very good money nowadays. Add to that signing fees from his moves etc. I would suggest that Roberts is never going to be struggling for money. If I was in his position I might just consider forgoing some of my income in those circumstances or maybe he is already doing so in the form of donations to causes he supports.
I suspect the Jason Roberts Foundation is supported by the wages of Jason Roberts. It's been fairly widely publicised at the club, he's got an MBE for the work he does. Rather than assuming the worst why not take the evidence in front of you that Roberts isn't a money grabbing con man ?
