I have seen on another notice board that Mr Pace is taking all the team to LAS Vegas what a wonderful gesture by the chairman.

I've warned everyone

What’s the point in that?

I'm not sure he's doing them a favor TBH.

Not been the same since Daniel Boulud moved out of the Wynn tbh

I'd go to Scarborough instead

just guessing but I'd think player contracts etc don't end until the playoff final date.

Plus just landing several £M makes - makes it easy to do. A team trip will be brilliant for all going.
I don't begrude this. Fair play, Enjoy.

...but gambling hot spot?

(yes I'm a prude regards betting gambling etc )

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 2:39 am

just guessing but I'd think player contracts etc don't end until the playoff final date.

Plus just landing several £M makes - makes it easy to do. A team trip will be brilliant for all going.
I don't begrude this. Fair play, Enjoy.

...but gambling hot spot?

(yes I'm a prude regards betting gambling etc )

sooooooooo much more to do than gambling

I’ll be there in another five weeks

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 2:39 am

just guessing but I'd think player contracts etc don't end until the playoff final date.

Plus just landing several £M makes - makes it easy to do. A team trip will be brilliant for all going.
I don't begrude this. Fair play, Enjoy.

...but gambling hot spot?

(yes I'm a prude regards betting gambling etc )

I’ve been to Vegas 4 times over the last 10 years or so. I’ve probably spent around $250 on gambling across all those trips. As Vegas says, sooo much more than gambling! Awesome place that has to be seen to be believed!

My last day in Vegas tomorrow, hopefully bump into them.

Judging off Beyer’s instagram story they are already there

Love Vegas for the shows. I've seen Celine Dion, Cher and Lionel Ritchie and all were fabulous. Hope to see Adele next February/March when we go again. I have gambled but it was a token dollar bill into a "bandit" just to say I'd done it. A trip to Boulder City and the Hoover Dam is well worth a visit as is the Grand Canyon and if you want a roller coaster experience, try those on top of the "Stratosphere."

After his explanation about having Kompany as manager is like dating the most beautiful girl in town but knowing she won't marry you, could the chairman have an ulterior motive regarding the trip to Vegas ?

Vegas!!!

They will be wearing gambling sponsors on shirts soon! Role models?!? Disgusted

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 8:35 am

Vegas!!!

They will be wearing gambling sponsors on shirts soon! Role models?!? Disgusted

99% sure this is a wind up but you never know on this board at times

Looks like they're staying in the Cosmopolitan. Stayed there last year but prefer the Encore down the other end of the strip. Some place is Vegas!

Isn't the Cosmopolitan just a front for a Mormon sanctuary ?

Maybe spirals panicking and fears weren't as daft as most thought

He’s got some balls letting what is predominantly a bunch of kids run around Vegas. Someone will need to keep an eye on Tella 24/7 assuming he’s there!

PremierLeagueClass wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 9:11 am

He’s got some balls letting what is predominantly a bunch of kids run around Vegas. Someone will need to keep an eye on Tella 24/7 assuming he’s there!

Boys will be boys! Go and enjoy yourselves lads. They deserve it.

1989_claret wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 9:12 am

Boys will be boys! Go and enjoy yourselves lads. They deserve it.

Oh I agree. I’m just being a worrying parent hoping they all make it back without incident

Vegas is one of those places you have to see it to believe it

100% not my cup of tea, but I'm glad I've seen it

Plus its a great base for the National Parks and the Grand Canyon (which is as awe inspiring as it looks)

Kealia Watt mentioned the trip on her Radio Lancs interview on Tuesday...said JJ wanted to go

Jealous… Garlick would have taken them Benidorm!

We enjoyed walking up and down the strip, took in a couple of shows as well.
Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon were brilliant, but Vegas itself, I've been there and done it, I wouldn't want to go back.

Used to go there for exercises whilst in the RAF. Unbelievable place!

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 9:24 am

Vegas is one of those places you have to see it to believe it

100% not my cup of tea, but I'm glad I've seen it

Plus its a great base for the National Parks and the Grand Canyon (which is as awe inspiring as it looks)

I'm in the same school. I have a close family member living there since just pre-Covid. Not got out there yet but hopefully will soon. Obviously I'll "do" the downtown sights and maybe a show but much more interested in the many mountains/deserts/ canyons etc all within fairly easy reach.

LeadBelly wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 10:32 am

I'm in the same school. I have a close family member living there since just pre-Covid. Not got out there yet but hopefully will soon. Obviously I'll "do" the downtown sights and maybe a show but much more interested in the many mountains/deserts/ canyons etc all within fairly easy reach.

We did a tour down the Rockies pre-kids, ending up at Vegas for one day before flying out

- Did Yellowstone, Arches, High Teutons, Brize, Zion and a few that I can't remember

Think you should be able to do the Grand Canyon, Brize, Zion and Arches from Vegas but my memory is a bit hazy on how far away they are

As said, vegas is an incredible place. I’ve done it as a kid, and as an adult (2 nights was enough). I want to go back but as a family this time. It’s very dangerous for any single bloke with an addictive personality (which I was at the time).

2 different experiences.

What happens in Vegas
Stays in Vegas

Last time a visited was new years 1999. I have never listened to Prince since I heard it that much that night.

Not a gambler, but absolutely love Vegas. You could spend a month there are not see everything there is to see, even if you did not enter a casino. The malls alone are a day out.

Love the place.

Wrecked a brand new pair of Lacoste trainers walking through the very sharp sand in the Nevada desert to stand next to a Joshua tree for a photo.
We'd taken a helicopter over the Hoover dam and landed in the Grand Canyon for a champagne breakfast, on the way back we stopped to refuel in the desert but the helicopter broke down. While waiting for a replacement, I saw the photo opportunity. Still, it was a great day.

Our Vegas experience was as described on here, as a tourist not a gambler. The pyramid of the Egyptian, rode the roller coaster around New York New York, the white lions, the Bellagio fountains, the arc de triomphe and Eiffel tower at the Parisian, the parade in the sky at the Rio, the two ships, the Wynn, Circus Circus, the stratosphere, took a gondola around the Venetian, etc, etc. There's so much to see and do.

After seeing Celine Dion in the Colosseum, we decided to have a go on the roulette wheel, we agreed 100 dollars and that was it, neither of us are gamblers. Turns out we spent an hour being plyed with free drink and walked away with the 100 dollars we started with. A great night.

You can spend at least a week walking up and down the strip as a tourist, plenty of shows, have your picture with Elvis, see the Babes in your room advertising truck going up and down, Chinese people on the side walk flicking cards promoting 'companionship' of all descriptions.

As false and man made as it is, it's worth a visit.

It’s the only place in the world where in the space of a minute, I was offered;
Gambling
Lap dance
Hookers
Water
Coke (both kinds)

Saying that it is a hell of a place. Went with a couple of mates for a long weekend and did helicopter ride to the Canyon, shooting range, Penn & Teller show

Would love to go back

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm

It’s the only place in the world where in the space of a minute, I was offered;
Gambling
Lap dance
Hookers
Water
Coke (both kinds)

Saying that it is a hell of a place. Went with a couple of mates for a long weekend and did helicopter ride to the Canyon, shooting range, Penn & Teller show

Would love to go back

Sounds fantastic

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 9:24 am

Vegas is one of those places you have to see it to believe it

100% not my cup of tea, but I'm glad I've seen it

Plus its a great base for the National Parks and the Grand Canyon (which is as awe inspiring as it looks)

Yes I agree, glad I went but probably wouldn't return.
Enjoyed the helicopter ride over Hoover Dam and the Canyon. Stayed in the MGM which was great.....but I guess they all are on the strip.
One memory is going up the Eiffel Tower replica and coming down the other way was someone in a Claret Shirt......them Clarets are everywhere.

I'll be there in a week or so!

Went last year too, so it must have a pull I can't describe, as I'm not a gambler either!

Never been. Although only being a days drive south. Maybe I’m waiting for VegasClaret to invite me!

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 11:02 am

What happens in Vegas
Stays in Vegas

Unless it's an STD i suppose.

Colburn_Claret wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 10:25 am

, but Vegas itself, I've been there and done it, I wouldn't want to go back.

Same. Just not my bag tbh. Only went to suit someone else.

Prefer a stroll around Buckden and a pint in the Buck any day of the week.

Each to their own.

As posted above amazing place! Sure the players will enjoy themselves!!

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 4:10 am

sooooooooo much more to do than gambling

Tours of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon spring to mind

Helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon is spectacular. Even though she isn’t my cup of tea Celine Dion was an unbelievable show. That lady can belt out a note and she is quite witty as well.

I’ve been many times and, I have to say, I can’t stand the place. It’s like Blackpool on steroids. It’s probably the slickest money -milking scheme on the planet, and about as real as Jordan’s t!ts.

BennyD wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 3:31 pm

I’ve been many times and, I have to say, I can’t stand the place. It’s like Blackpool on steroids. It’s probably the slickest money -milking scheme on the planet, and about as real as Jordan’s t!ts.

If you couldn’t stand the place how come you been many times?

Gotta say I’ve had some good times there , so much do to . It’s like a rough old mistress ,u know you shouldn’t but you do . In small doses , casinos , pools, great food, a show or two. While I’m way to old for clubs I went to Omnia? yrs back and they had a designated queue just to get on the dance floor ! which sums up the manufactured yet high end experience of Vegas well . Not quite as easy to swig giant margaritas by the bucket which gambling a few low end chips these days but damn good fun all things said .

Yer have been 4 times over 30 years . What take from it is what you want to really as it's a mad place but a great city to party .

Bob Lord paid for a Caribbean cruise for the 72/73 promotion winners.

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm

It’s the only place in the world where in the space of a minute, I was offered;
Gambling
Lap dance
Hookers
Water
Coke (both kinds)

Saying that it is a hell of a place. Went with a couple of mates for a long weekend and did helicopter ride to the Canyon, shooting range, Penn & Teller show

Would love to go back

CFS…?

Rick_Muller wrote: ↑

Mon May 15, 2023 7:29 am

CFS…?

I’ve seen the clientele of there

There’s a few things in that list that I definitely wouldn’t accept from them

Just got home yesterday afternoon after a week in Vegas, as has been said there is so much more to do than just gambling/drinking.

Despite 7 days crammed with activities there is so much we missed out on doing, will definitely be heading back at some point in the future.

claretburns wrote: ↑

Mon May 15, 2023 11:55 am

Just got home yesterday afternoon after a week in Vegas, as has been said there is so much more to do than just gambling/drinking.

Despite 7 days crammed with activities there is so much we missed out on doing, will definitely be heading back at some point in the future.

Sounds fun, what did you decide to do? Is it good for kids?

I’ve been before but when I was much younger. Besides Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon & shows, much else?

And is it expensive? Just heard some horrendous things about New York being $20 for two Starbucks & $40 for two G&Ts.