Kostel Lazar has announced that he has stepped down as president of Petrolul Ploiești due to the financial problems faced by the group from Prahov.

Petrol Ploiești is 7th in the Superliga standings compared to FCSB (6), but Prahoven’s players have a lower goal difference and two more matches played.

Kostel Lazar is no longer the president of Petrol Ploiești

Lazar stated that he did everything he could to fix the situation at the club, even loans, but he was not supported and he eventually gave up.

“This is not a resignation. We agreed on a peaceful termination of contractual relations due to lack of money. I asked for a settlement because I can no longer manage a club that has been left adrift.

What held me back? Non-involvement of people and debts of the club, which are known. Whose people? Of all the people who are with the team and those who are not with the team and do not want to be. Probably, if I leave, there will be people who want to come with money and bring the team out of the deadlock.

Yesterday I was not in the club, I realized that the players did not train. I was very sorry that they resorted to such a way of expressing themselves. It only hurts the club. It is, after all, a form of protest. I am always with the players, no matter where I am active, and I will fight for their rights, because I was a player myself and I know what that means.

The promotion bonuses are secured by an assignment of debt, so they will receive their promotion bonus in January. It was not about prizes. As for salaries, we are talking about delays of one and a half months. It was not the end of the country compared to other clubs. I would really like to see the players get paid by the day. If they existed, they would definitely get them.

I gave them a deadline that they would need to pay by December 15th, I exchanged messages with Captain Wali Siku to make everyone understand. I told them that they would get theirs by December 15, and if they were two months late, they would get their salary or both.

I believe that I have fulfilled my duty. We have risen, the team is in a good place, 7th place and then it is better to shake hands. I don’t know if there will be other departures. I did everything possible and I believe that if money appears, everything will be better. If not, the club will continue to sink.

Yes, I made a loan (not in my name) for Petrol. I tried to make it before, but I can’t anymore. The loan amount was the maximum I could take. In the summer or when there is an opportunity, he will be paid for the television rights. Unfortunately, I could no longer. I already have two loans. I don’t need to brag, I don’t want to scold myself. I did my duty, helped as much as I could. I can no longer handle things on my own, left in the lurch.

Probably, few people know that we met outside the schedule due to some payments. Probably not many people know that yesterday was the last day we had to pay the outstanding rights on June 30, because the clubs are controlled for licensing. We also solved these problems that no one knows about.

He decided with money, paid his debts. No one asked me how I did it, where I got the money from. How we got them… only I know how much I asked different suppliers or different people to help us. I can’t anymore” – Lazarus Churchquoted by sport.ro.