Hey, sit down and have a cold beer, because I've got news that'll make you realize our football is shakier than the chassis of my 2008 BMW after I drove it through potholes in Berceni. Petrolul Ploiești, bro, that team so many love, has entered insolvency with debts of 9 million euros. Nine million, man!

Almost half, exactly 4.5, are owed to ANAF. I mean, these guys weren't even paying taxes, because hey, it's nicer to pay player salaries than the state. Now they've filed the request, and with insolvency, they're delaying payment.

So, same scheme as Dinamo, as Rapid – insolvency is the new business plan in Romania. Vice-president Cristian Fogarassy, the guy making the statements, says they're focusing on youth and sales. So, we bring in 18-year-olds and sell them for big money to foreign clubs.

But who the hell buys from us when our players don't even play in Portugal's second division? But wait, it gets worse. Five players become free agents and leave in the summer: Paul Papp, Ricardinho, Nana Boateng, Abat Aymbetov, and Yohan Roche.

Big names, but let's be serious – that Ricardinho is probably from 2010, does anyone even remember him? Meanwhile, Gicu Grozav, that 35-year-old, gets an extension. Fogarassy says they won't bring anyone over 28, but they make an exception for Grozav.

That's what they said at Dinamo about Neluțu Varga, but look, they still bring in veterans on high salaries. On the bench, Mehmet Topal is on his way out, and in his place might come Portuguese Ricardo Sousa, 47. Sousa has been free since December after coaching Vizela – a Portuguese second division team.

Former Porto player, he's also been at Feirense, Mafra, and Al Ain. He's willing to come to Ploiești even now, under insolvency conditions. I mean, the guy's desperate, bro, or he wants to pad his CV.

Now, Fogarassy also made an offer to Florin Pîrvu, the one who promoted with FC Voluntari to the Superliga. But Pîrvu refused, saying he's staying at Voluntari because they get 3.5 million euros from the city hall. Fogarassy said: "If he could choose with his heart only, he'd come to Petrolul. But like this..." Man, that's the biggest shame: city hall money beats love for the club.

And so, Petrolul is left with the Portuguese who doesn't know what Ploiești is like in the cold and with 9 million in debts. Gazeta Sporturilor wrote an editorial criticizing the FRF for handing out licenses like hotcakes.

Two days before Oțelul Galați requested a preventive concordat, the FRF had published an analysis where Oțelul was an example of sustainability. Come on, man, get serious! Same thing, Petrolul was in a preventive concordat before insolvency.

I mean, bro, Romanian football is a mess: theoretically you're sustainable, practically you're in insolvency. It's like saying my BMW is reliable, but actually it breaks down every 200 km. What more can I say, guys? I'm going to make myself a tea and watch the preseason games, because maybe Petrolul can avoid relegation, although with 9 million in debts and inexperienced young players, I don't know what chances they have.

But Romanians are smart and manage, only sometimes we get carried away with pompous statements and insolvency plans on paper.