Adrian Lopez, “Piscu” as he is known, is the last signing of this year and the first of next years transfer window, let’s hope Roberto can add more quality players to bolster the squad withuot losing many/any.

Wigan Athletic have been quick off the mark to secure the signing of Adrian Lopez after at last receiving International clearance

Wigan Athletic are delighted to confirm the signature of Spain Under 21 defender Adrian Lopez, after receiving international clearance for him to play in England.

The 23 year-old’s contract at Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña expired at the end of last season and Latics have been waiting to receive clearance from World Football governing body FIFA after Lopez exercised his option to move as a free agent.  

That clearance has now been received and Lopez is eligible to play for Wigan Athletic after signing a deal which keeps him at the DW Stadium for the rest of the season. No compensation has been paid by Latics as the player was deemed to be a free agent.

Lopez, also known by his nickname of ‘Piscu’ in Spain, has played 23 times in La Liga for Deportivo, as well as making a further 16 cup appearances, 10 of those in the UEFA Cup or The Europa League. He has represented Spain twice at Under 21 level, and three times at Under 19s level. 

Roberto Martinez is delighted the affair has been resolved positively.

We’ve been waiting a while for the FIFA resolution,” he said, “and it’s great to see Adrian’s desire to play for Wigan Athletic can finally be fulfilled.”

“He is a player with a fantastic football education, coming through the ranks of Deportivo La Coruña and playing for Spain at Under 19 and Under 21 level, which gives him a unique development, and makes him a defender with real potential

“He is a defender who is very calm under pressure, and is a great reader of the game, and I am confident he will be able to fulfill his potential at Wigan. He is desperate to help the squad to win games for Wigan Athletic.”

6 ft ½ inch Lopez came through the ranks at Deportivo and after playing for the B side, broke through into the first team in 2007, the first defender to do so since the early 1990s.

He has been allocated squad number 24 for Wigan Athletic.

The Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar will be open as usual before the game against Arsenal this Wednesday. The Bar will be serving food and drinks and the booking desk will be available for away travel bookings:

* Membership cards must be shown upon request. * The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel or come into the Supporters Club Bar unless accompanied by an adult member

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Please note that only WASTC members will be allowed to travel on these coaches and to gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge on match days in the Robin Park Sports Centre. Under 16′s must be accompanied by an adult and we run a strict ‘NO ALCOHOL’ policy in line with UK Law.

Membership is just £5 per season which allows members to travel on the coaches and gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports Centre, non-members will have to pay a door charge of £1 per person per match – NO EXCEPTIONS.

You can apply for membership online in the members section of the WASC site or in person at any of the home league games at the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports complex, next door to the Cafe in the Sports Centre.

Bookings for coaches will also be taken at all the home league games in the Supporters Lounge or by calling in Mayfair Travel on Wigan Lane, their number is 01942 829988.

The game against Aston Villa has been arranged for January 25th with a 7.45 p.m. kick of at the DW Stadium.

Dear Wigan Fans, 

 We’re sending you this email because the Football Supporters’ Federation are conducting a short survey so that we can accurately gauge the opinion of fans up and down the country. We hope that you have got a minute spare to complete our first survey of this kind, which has only two questions, to let us know your views on footballer’s wages.

We’ve had thousands of fans from clubs up and down the country filling it in, but at the minute Wigan are somewhat under-represented in our responses, and we want to have as complete a picture as possible.

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Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a free draw to win a copy of Football Manager 2011 (for PC/Mac) as our way of saying thanks.

After severe snowfall through the night the game against the Villians is to be postponed until a later date which will be announced soon.

The ground itself is perfect, the pitch is good condition and the walkways around are being cleared. There is a lot of snow in the North Stand though, but staff were confident that they could clear that to get the game on.

The problems lie within the road network which is at best dangerous and for those that would have to travel a distance, could be nigh on impossible to get to the ground on time. The M6 is still very slow and in parts at a crawl.

Although Latics have the biggest local support in the league (over 75% of season ticket holders living in the WN postcode) but that still means a treacherous journey from outer lying areas and there are still about 4,000 people at least to travel big distances (including Villa fans).

The Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar will be open as usual before the game against Aston Villa this Saturday. The Bar will be serving food and drinks, the early kick off game will be on the big screen and the booking desk will be available for:

• Booking away travel coaches with the Supporters Club – details below.

* Membership cards must be shown upon request. * The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel or come into the Supporters Club Bar unless accompanied by an adult member.

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Please note that only WASTC members will be allowed to travel on these coaches and to gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge on match days in the Robin Park Sports Centre. Under 16′s must be accompanied by an adult and we run a strict ‘NO ALCOHOL’ policy in line with UK Law.

Membership is just £5 per season which allows members to travel on the coaches and gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports Centre, non-members will have to pay a door charge of £1 per person per match – NO EXCEPTIONS.

You can apply for membership online in the members section of the WASC site or in person at any of the home league games at the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports complex, next door to the Cafe in the Sports Centre.

Bookings for coaches will also be taken at all the home league games in the Supporters Lounge or by calling in Mayfair Travel on Wigan Lane, their number is 01942 829988.

Road distance from DW Stadium – 7.9 miles
Travelling time - 25 minutes approx.
Coach departure – 6.00 p.m.
Game kick off - 7.45 p.m.

You can book with the Supporters Club in the Supporters Club Lounge prior to home games.

• Telephone booking call 01942 829988
• You can also book directly with Mayfair Travel – 59 Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2LF

* Membership cards must be shown upon request.
* The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel unless accompanied by an adult member.

Ticket Information

TBC

TELEPHONE TICKET ENQUIRIES – 0871 663 3552

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Road distance from DW Stadium – 79 miles
Travelling time - 1 Hour 35 minutes approx.
Coach departure – 11.30 a.m.
Game kick off – 3.00 p.m.

• You can book with the Supporters Club in the Supporters Club Lounge prior to home games.
• Telephone booking call 01942 829988
• You can also book directly with Mayfair Travel – 59 Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2LF

* Membership cards must be shown upon request.
* The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel unless accompanied by an adult member.

Ticket Information

Wigan Athletic have received an allocation of tickets for the Jack Harris Stand for the Barclays Premier League away fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers to be played on Sunday 26th December 2010 at Molineux (3.00pm kick off).

Match tickets will go on sale to 2010/2011 corporate season ticket holders and existing Premier and President Club members from 9am on Monday 13th December 2010 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

These tickets will then go on sale to 2010/2011 home season ticket holders from 9am on Tuesday 14th December 2010 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

In the event of any match tickets remaining, they will go on general sale to registered supporters of Wigan Athletic with a previous booking history for fixtures at the DW Stadium from 9am on Friday 17th December 2010.

Subject to availability, these tickets will be on sale until 3pm on Thursday 23rd December 2010.

Prices

 Jack Harris Stand 

Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £24.00
Over 65 years . . . . . . . £14.00
Student . . . . . . . . . . . . .£14.00
Under 12 years . . . . . . .£8.00
Under 17 years . . . . . .£11.00
Ambulant/DisabledSame as relevant price category  (includes free carer if eligible)

TELEPHONE TICKET ENQUIRIES – 0871 663 3552

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Luckily there will be no change to the date, it will still be played on the 1st February 2011 with a kick off time of 8.00 p.m.

Road distance from DW Stadium – 18.7 miles
Travelling time - 35 minutes approx.
Coach departure – 12.30 p.m.
Game kick off – 3.00 p.m.

You can book with the Supporters Club in the Supporters Club Lounge prior to home games.

• Telephone booking call 01942 829988
• You can also book directly with Mayfair Travel – 59 Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2LF

* Membership cards must be shown upon request.
* The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel unless accompanied by an adult member.

Ticket Information

Wigan Athletic has been allocated 1,759 tickets for the Lower Bullens Stand and Paddock for the Barclays Premier League away fixture with Everton to be played on Saturday 11th December 2010 at Goodison Park (3.00pm kick off).

Match tickets will go on sale to 2010/2011 corporate season ticket holders and existing Premier and President Club members from 9am on Monday 29th November 2010 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

These tickets will then go on sale to 2010/2011 home season ticket holders from 9am on Tuesday 30th November 2010 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

In the event of any match tickets remaining, they will go on general sale to registered supporters of Wigan Athletic with a previous booking history for fixtures at the DW Stadium from 9am on Monday 6th December 2010.

Subject to availability, these tickets will be on sale until 4pm on Friday 10th December 2010.

Prices

Paddock
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . £33.00
Over 65 years . . . . £20.50
Under 16 years . . . £16.50
Ambulant/DisabledSame as relevant price category (includes free carer if eligible)

Lower Bullens Stand
Adults£ . . . . . . . . . . . .30.00
Over 65 years . . . . . .£19.00
Under 16 years . . . . £15.00

Tickets are available from the DW Stadium ticket office, online at www.wiganathletic.com/tickets or by caling 0871 66 33 552.*

TELEPHONE TICKET ENQUIRIES – 0871 663 3552

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