villa89 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Having £1m in jewellery and watches seems insane to me Probably a month's wages for him... I don't understand how these footballers don't have onsite security at this stage or some form of guard dogs/high tec security. It's clear they are a target when they are playing games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 49 minutes ago, villa89 said: Probably a month's wages for him... I don't understand how these footballers don't have onsite security at this stage or some form of guard dogs/high tec security. It's clear they are a target when they are playing games. I mean what's a decent salary for a security guard 75k? Sure they could afford 4 for a year with a week's wages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted December 29, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2023 Seems strange that people were in the house when it got burgled. You would imagine he would have CCTV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 minute ago, VillaJ100 said: I mean what's a decent salary for a security guard 75k? Sure they could afford 4 for a year with a week's wages? What are they going to do against organised criminals though, apparently there were multiple intruders in this case. It's not America, thev security is not going to be armed. They're not going to risk their lives for some jewellery. They're going to call the police Apparently Grealish's family went to a safe room with an alarm. Seems like having a very secure safe room and your items covered by insurance is more useful than security guards. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Probably a month's wages for him... I don't understand how these footballers don't have onsite security at this stage or some form of guard dogs/high tec security. It's clear they are a target when they are playing games. They do. Grealish definitely has dogs, cameras, etc. Problem is if you have millions of pounds worth of jewellery or whatever, there’s a fair chance one of your security guards knows about it, and it’s worth a lot more than his salary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Is the Club going to put up the reward for information, like West Ham did with Zouma. Really?? In reality it's just bonkers, 5.6 million pound house ( I know it's rented ), an 1 million pounds worth of watches and jewellery, 28 years old, all paid for with around 5 months salary if needed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: Is the Club going to put up the reward for information, like West Ham did with Zouma. Really?? In reality it's just bonkers, 5.6 million pound house ( I know it's rented ), an 1 million pounds worth of watches and jewellery, 28 years old, all paid for with around 5 months salary if needed.. Well he does pay tax. But it's another world of wealth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 30, 2023 13 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: Well he does pay for a team of accountants to help him avoid paying as much tax as possible. But it's another world of wealth. FTFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post It's Your Round Posted December 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2023 17 hours ago, tinker said: Seems strange that people were in the house when it got burgled. You would imagine he would have CCTV. They were in the east wing, the burglars entered via the grand plaza by the west wing, some 2.5 miles away from the cinema room where the family were munching their caviar and truffles. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Unfortunately the super rich are targets for burglars. Happened to a friends multi millionaire grand daughter recently too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, PaulC said: Unfortunately the super rich are targets for burglars. Happened to a friends multi millionaire grand daughter recently too. Robin Hood style then it's going to happen more and more as people get trod on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 There does seem to be a much greater risk of this happening to those players who live in the Manchester area (in the loosest sense, I mean Alderley Edge really), which suggests this is down to a local gang. My understanding is that the people who do these footballer break-ins are some of the best equipped and most skilled burglars in the country, though I'm no expert obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: There does seem to be a much greater risk of this happening to those players who live in the Manchester area (in the loosest sense, I mean Alderley Edge really), which suggests this is down to a local gang. My understanding is that the people who do these footballer break-ins are some of the best equipped and most skilled burglars in the country, though I'm no expert obviously. They are generally not UK based or even English. These are proper gangsters of organised crime, not a couple of lads with a stolen Audi and a crow bar. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, S-Platt said: Robin Hood style then it's going to happen more and more as people get trod on. I guarantee you the people robbing these houses are professional criminals and not good samaritans giving their ill-gotten gains to the poor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 The lack of empathy for this sort of thing just because the victim is rich is quite startling (not on VT, in general) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 29/12/2023 at 16:42, VillaJ100 said: I mean what's a decent salary for a security guard 75k? Sure they could afford 4 for a year with a week's wages? Probably tax deductible too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I doubt if Jack gives a damn about the trinkets and is more upset about the possible danger to his friends and family. From the warnings being given about the dangers of social media, I suspect players are targetted who show themselves wearing expensive bling. Maybe that's why Robbie Fowler bought houses, because you can't load them into the back of a van. I seem to remember Ruud Gullit drove a Toyota when he moved to Chelsea. Maybe Jack should become a brand embassador for Casio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: The lack of empathy for this sort of thing just because the victim is rich is quite startling (not on VT, in general) The thing is I must have been broken into 15 times in my life houses/ shop and but apart from close family and friends nobody cared. We only know about this because he's famous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: The lack of empathy for this sort of thing just because the victim is rich is quite startling (not on VT, in general) I see the words "£1m in jewellery" and yeah I'm struggling to empathise with him, maybe it's the wording of the article but it's not his medals, it's not family sentimental stuff, it's not anything that impedes or impacts his life (although obviously the fact that he's been robbed in the first place will impact him) it's completely superfluous He's been robbed of something that he didn't need and that he can easily replace My empathy doesn't extend that far 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 32 minutes ago, PaulC said: The thing is I must have been broken into 15 times in my life houses/ shop and but apart from close family and friends nobody cared. We only know about this because he's famous. And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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