Blackpool goalkeeper Joe Lewis was forced to wear an autographed shirt in last week's Championship match with Reading because the club had no spares, midfielder Andrea Orlandi has revealed. The signed shirt was meant to be put aside for a club sponsor but Lewis had to wear it because Blackpool, who have no kitman, had no others to give the 27-year-old. The club's relegation from the Championship was confirmed  last week following Rotherham's 1-0 win over Brighton, and this is just another embarrassing moment in a season to forget for the Tangerines. Blackpool goalkeeper Joe Lewis wore an autographed shirt in last week's Championship match with Reading . Lewis had to wear the signed shirt because the club had no spares, midfielder Andrea Orlandi has revealed . Click here to read the sorry story of an Oyston-made mess at Blackpool FC . Writing in his weekly column for Spanish website am14, Orlandi admitted: 'Before starting the game I noticed Joe Lewis's shirt. It was signed and I thought he was going to do a raffle after the game (something quite common in England). 'It turns out that no, he had not even noticed or knew anything about it and when he tried to get another one he was told there were none left. 'It was funny because he tried to put a plaster over the writing to cover it and it looked even more funny. Things like that however, details without apparent importance, make a difference in a club. 'There are details that should be improved as a club. A small thing? Probably, but still not a normal thing for a Championship club.' Blackpool supporters gathered outside Bloomfield Road to protest against the Oyston family before kick-off . Blackpool's main reception at Bloomfield Road was pelted with eggs before their game with Reading . Blackpool's support are sick of a lack of investment in their club and held a protest amid the Reading match . The Blackpool Gazette were scathing in their assessment of the club's relegation to the third tier . A fan walks out of a Fish and Chips shop, next to a store selling t-shirts and banners supporting protests . Supporters threw missiles during the 1-1 draw with Reading at the directors' box, having already pelted the reception area to Bloomfield Road with eggs before kick-off in protest against their chairman Karl Oyston. Blackpool have sat bottom of the Championship since October, and the club that were in the Barclays Premier League just four years ago will compete in the third tier of football next year. The club found an unsigned shirt for Lewis but only at half-time against Reading. It comes after Blackpool's  kitman Steve Wales quit in March, forcing club secretary Chris Hough to take up the role. Sportsmail have contacted Blackpool for comment. Blackpool midfielder Orlandi pictured scoring against Ipswich after four minutes, though they lost 3-2 . Orlandi helped Blackpool score twice - a rare occurrence this season - but they could not steal a point .
Blackpool goalkeeper Joe Lewis's shirt was meant to go to a club sponsor.
Lewis tried to get another but was told they had no spares to replace it, as Blackpool midfielder Andrea Orlandi revealed in his weekly column.
The 27-year-old had to play in the signed shirt for the first 45 minutes.