Maybe they should have just turned to canibalism and ate him instead [img]eek.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/gulp.gif[/img]
Probably weighed more that 33 lbs.

Soccer team trades player ... for meat
But deal ends badly for Romanian club when player decides to retire

Updated: 11:33 a.m. ET Feb. 27, 2006
BUCHAREST - Romanian second division soccer club UT Arad sold a player in exchange for 33 pounds of meat, local sport daily Pro Sport reported on Monday.

However, the deal turned out badly for fourth-division Regal Horia, because defender Marius Cioara decided to end his soccer career and find a job in agriculture or construction in Spain.

?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,? a Regal Horia official was quoted as saying by the daily in its electronic edition.

33 lbs of meat for a player?
Wonder if they were gonna throw in a sack of spuds or something as the "clincher" [img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img]

Did they forget lent was coming up?
Might have wanted to get a couple of fish too [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ February 27, 2006 11:47 AM: Message edited by: cincygreg ]</font>