Simpson giving away possession too cheaply

[Kevin 1]

Footballer Danny Simpson was mugged for his £20,000 watch as he left a barbers. The Newcastle United defender, 23, was targeted by two youths who had been in the shop. They slipped outside and waited for Simpson before swiping his platinum timepiece and smashing his mobile to stop him calling the police.

 

The former Man United star was walking to his £55,000 Audi A5 car when the robbers threatened to "end his career" unless he gave them the watch. They then fled from the scene in Old Trafford, Manchester, in a Fiat Punto.

 

A witness said: "His watch was a big shiny square thing covered in jewels, the light was flashing off it. I don't know what make it was, but it was worth a few quid."

 

Simpson, who is set to miss the start of the Premier League season with an ankle injury, was left "close to tears".

 

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said a woman reported a man had been mugged for his watch - but officers "could not locate a victim".

 

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[Guest alex]

You can't buy taste.

[Kevin 1]

You can't buy taste.

But apparently you can rob it

[Guest alex]

You can't buy taste.

But apparently you can rob it

Yeah, that watch sounds classy.

[Kevin 1]

A witness said: "His watch was a big shiny square thing covered in jewels, the light was flashing off it. I don't know what make it was, but it was worth a few quid."

 

[Craig 6700]

Sounds like something you'd find in one of those crane machines in the arcades tbh.

[Park Life 71]

Just warming up for a season of getting mugged every week.

[Bi-Polar Bear 0]

Police in Manchester have released the following picture of the timepiece in the hope that they can catch the criminal masterminds before they strike again;