Mistake Of The Week: Team Buys Player For Meat

Filed in archive Mistake Of The Week on February 28, 2006

source: republicanvoices.org

If you've ever complained that there's too much money in modern football then spare a thought for Romanian fourth division outfit Regal Horia, this weeks Mistake Of The Week winners.

They bought defender Marius Cioara from UT Arad in exchange for 33 pounds of meat. Unfortunately, the player decided to retire soon afer, leaving his erstwhile team mates hungry. A Regal Horia official said ""We are upset because we lost twice - firstly because we lost a good player and secondly because we lost our team's food for a whole week."