"He brought it up and was saying how tough a period it was for him but, having come through it, it made him stronger to deal with things," Clough told BBC Sport."
"Ultimately it was a bad challenge, he knows that, but it was an accident and he got the ban for it and everything."
"Living in London is a testing thing, especially when you are not from there, so I think he wanted to get back north and it felt like a perfect fit for him."
"He had been a number two for a majority of the time at Millwall, and I think at 29, 30, he wanted to be a number one and play his 46-50 games a season."
Liam Roberts received a six-game ban after being sent off for kicking Jean-Philippe Mateta in the head during Millwall's FA Cup defeat at Crystal Palace; Mateta required 25 stitches for a severe laceration to his ear. Roberts suffered death threats and online abuse in the aftermath. Roberts moved to Mansfield Town seeking a fresh start, a return to the north and regular first-team football as a number one goalkeeper. The signing replaced Christy Pym, and Roberts has produced several strong performances so far. The incident returned to public focus around cup fixtures involving Millwall and Crystal Palace.
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