Wayne and Coleen spend £50K on family trip

Christmas came early for the Rooney clan when Wayne and Coleen blew a whopping £50,000 for them all to see Ricky Hatton’s title fight in Las Vegas… even though Roo had to stay at home.

The pair stunned 30 close family and friends with a four-day no-expenses-spared trip to the desert city to see Wayne’s pal Ricky in his big fight.

Leading the roars of support for Ricky’s clash with America’s Floyd “The Money” Mayweather, Wayne’s fiancee Coleen and her gang joined an estimated 25,000 British boxing fans who have flown 6,000 miles to back Ricky “The Hitman”.

But while his parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and pals were on a booze and gambling bender at his expense, Wayne was at home in Manchester playing in Man Utd’s 4-1 win over Derby.

The Rooney group flew into Vegas from Manchester on Thursday, checking into the MGM Grand and the five-star £300-a-night Wynn Hotel, where Coleen and Roo stayed on holiday this summer.

As the bars and hotel lobbies buzzed with the excitement of the biggest fight of the decade, they hit black-jack tables and roulette wheels to begin racking-up a five-figure bill – equal to Wayne’s weekly pay packet.

Coleen was then taking the group to the VIP after-fight party at the trendy Hard Rock Hotel. A source close to the couple said last night: “Wayne was gutted he couldn’t be there but made sure everyone had the time of their lives.

“He’s become a close pal of Ricky Hatton’s after carrying his title belt into the ring for him at his last fight in Las Vegas in June.

“He and Coleen had such a great time they knew their friends and family would love it too – it was their Christmas present to them all.”

One hotel worker told the Sunday Mirror: “We’re used to dealing with the unusual, but we had so many Rooneys it was hard to keep track of who was who in each room.”

Source: The Sunday Mirror