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| Wigan tickets 'lost in the post' | Wigan tickets 'lost in the post' |
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| About 100 envelopes containing tickets for Wigan Athletic's clash with Manchester United have gone missing and are thought to have been stolen. | About 100 envelopes containing tickets for Wigan Athletic's clash with Manchester United have gone missing and are thought to have been stolen. |
| Disgruntled Wigan fans have turned up for the match which kicks-off at 1500 BST, but are being refused entry despite having proof of purchase. | Disgruntled Wigan fans have turned up for the match which kicks-off at 1500 BST, but are being refused entry despite having proof of purchase. |
| Wigan Athletic said the tickets were sent out earlier this week by TNT special delivery. | Wigan Athletic said the tickets were sent out earlier this week by TNT special delivery. |
| They said the tickets cannot be duplicated for safety reasons. | They said the tickets cannot be duplicated for safety reasons. |
| 'Desperate' situation | 'Desperate' situation |
| A statement from Wigan Athletic said: "Unfortunately the club are not able to reproduce or duplicate any tickets for this fixture due to safety reasons and so for the very small minority of fans that have not received their tickets, the club can only apologise and promise the fans that we will be looking into the reasons as to why this has happened. | |
| "The club is currently contacting the supporters to explain the situation but regrets that this happened and really does sympathise, but has done everything possible to avoid this situation occurring." | "The club is currently contacting the supporters to explain the situation but regrets that this happened and really does sympathise, but has done everything possible to avoid this situation occurring." |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have doubled the number of officers they usually provide on match days as they were expecting a larger crowd. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have doubled the number of officers they usually provide on match days as they were expecting a larger crowd. |
| There were fears ticketless United fans could travel to the match ready to celebrate if they win the league title. | There were fears ticketless United fans could travel to the match ready to celebrate if they win the league title. |
| Outside the stadium, the Wigan fans without tickets said the situation was "desperate". | Outside the stadium, the Wigan fans without tickets said the situation was "desperate". |
| One said: "We've come to the ground, the ticket office said (the tickets) had been sent out but they haven't turned up." | One said: "We've come to the ground, the ticket office said (the tickets) had been sent out but they haven't turned up." |
| TNT were unavailable for comment. |