Source: Team_Talk
Roberts shocked by honour
The 31-year-old centre forward was given the award for his charitable work through his Jason Roberts Foundation that operates both in the UK and the Caribbean.[LNB]"I'm very humbled by the award really," Roberts told the club's official website.[LNB]"I think it is in recognition of all the hard work that other people have put into the charity as well as myself, so yes I'm very humbled by the award.[LNB]"I started the Jason Roberts Foundation and the award is in recognition of the work done in the UK and in Grenada.[LNB]"It was a total surprise, you just don't expect something like that to happen, you don't what you do to get recognition in that way.[LNB]"Anything I've done for the Jason Roberts Foundation I've done for the kids, and for the projects we believe in.[LNB]"To get this is recognition for all the hard work done by a lot of people, not just myself, and also all the other footballers who get involved in charity work and giving their time for things that don't get acknowledged."[LNB]Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce said Roberts was a shining example of how many footballers have put their spare time to good use.[LNB]"It's magnificent. From his point of view it is a great honour for him for all the work he has done with his foundation," Allardyce said.[LNB]"There is a lot of negativity around the world of football about what players do and don't do and most of it is on the down side in the papers.[LNB]"This is one of the up sides, much charity work that goes on by people like Jason and many, many others."[LNB][LNB]
