Bristol City fan bemused as Oxford United label found in club’s brand new away shirt
Bristol Sport official admits that it 'slipped through our quality control checks' but insists 'no further issues have been identified'
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A Bristol City fan has highlighted a serious question of quality control on the club's new away shirt.
And an investigation is underway after Matthew Gillett discovered an Oxford United label inside the Robins' kit.
Bristol Sport, who run the Championship club, think the mistake is an isolated incident.
But it prompted Gillett to ask: "Any idea why there's an Oxford United badge on the label inside my new #PurpleAndLime shirt?'
Bristol Sport chief executive Andrew Billingham apologised that it "slipped through our quality control checks."
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He told the Billingham told the "We are investigating the matter and it appears to be an isolated incident.
"We use a network of factories who produce for other clubs and major brands.
"Since the issue was highlighted we have checked all remaining stock and I am pleased to say no further issues have been identified.
"I have requested an urgent review of all manufacturing processes from our supplier to ensure this cannot happen again."
Kit manufacturer Vision Outsourcing have offered our "sincerest apology to any supporter affected by the mislabelling of our product".
A spokesperson added: "We take great pride in producing bespoke product for Bristol Sport and its clubs and we are deeply disappointed that we have made this error.
"We produce garments for several other professional football clubs. Unfortunately, on this occasion, the wrong label has been added to the new Bristol City away shirt.
"Moving forward, we will be implementing a plan to ensure that there is no further mistakes of this nature."