Comments on: Of Millionaires and Minimum Wagers: Galaxy 2008 Salaries Revealed

By: Box

Box — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:04:16 +0000

what do you say of Beckham leaving US and MLS altogether after this season or in the mid-season this year? that way..there’ll be no salary problem again for both MLS and the youngsters!!

okay..okay..just kidding there! but seriously, do you think cutting off Becks’ salary would be the better solution? i think not. coz Becks just isn’t any kind of player, he’s one of the best in the world. for me, $6.5 million per year is already a low standard for a player of his rank (that’s why i found it a bit weird and irritating that ppl said he went to US for the money) when he used to get so much more while playing for Madrid and Man U. cutting off his salary to an amount lower than he got now would be a little bit of insult..you know. unless Becks himself agrees to cut-off his salary, than his salary should stay that way, without increasing more of course.

instead..i would love to see the MLS raising their salary cap, this year would be a very good year to start, to at least $3 million. then, after they got the revenue of ticket sales and merchandising, which i’m sure will continue rising this year, the salary should increase to $4 million next year, or $3.5 mil, or s/thing like that. we don’t want to rush things, but we cannot be so slow either – otherwise good players will fly away..you know.;>

By: David

David — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:33:21 +0000

I think Randolph is very good and totally underpaid. He was a real hero for the team last year. And they very generously upped his salary to nearly double what it was last year. Which still leaves him earning around the poverty level and what can hardly be described as a living wage in Los Angeles. I know things are tight, but can’t they at least give the kid $40k?

By: CACuzcatlan

CACuzcatlan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:11:44 +0000

Lalas dropped Randolph’s name like 5 times on Fox Football Fone-in today. I hope that’s a good sign. He deserves a raise. If Randolph is still here and still doing well at midseason I might just get his name and number on my Galaxy jersey. With all the turnaround, I’ve been paranoid of getting a player’s name put on the jersey, only to have them traded the next week.

By: RHYbread

RHYbread — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:06:06 +0000

Gordo is killing us… Hopefully we can fleece off Buddle during the summer transfer and pick up some cheapo Argentines or the like.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:08:38 +0000

Here are 2007’s Salaries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/mls/longterm/2007/salaries_07.html

Los Angeles Galaxy
M Beckham, David $5,500,000 $6,500,000
F Donovan, Landon $900,000 $900,000
GK Cannon, Joe $192,000 $192,000
D Marshall, Tyrone $142,000 $149,500
M-D Albright, Chris $142,500 $142,500
M Vagenas, Peter $131,250 $131,875
F Jaqua, Nate $112,500 $119,525
D-M Jazic, Ante $108,000 $114,250
F Kirk, Quavas $75,000 $111,500
F Quaranta, Santino $100,000 $105,313
M Sturgis, Nathan $70,000 $103,000
M Jones, Cobi $95,000 $95,000
D Thomas, Shavar $70,000 $73,750
M Martino, Kyle $52,500 $55,297
F Glinton, Gavin $50,000 $50,000
F Findley, Robert $36,000 $48,500
M Russell, Ian $47,040 $48,040
GK Cronin, Steve $34,729 $42,229
M Harmse, Kevin $40,800 $40,800
F Gordon, Alan $30,870 $30,870
D Roberts, Troy $30,000 $30,000
M Tudela, Josh $30,000 $30,000
D Harden, Ty $17,700 $17,700
D Randolph, Michael $17,700 $17,700
D Veris, Kyle $17,700 $17,700
GK Friesz, Lance $12,900 $12,900

By: jen

jen — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:05:39 +0000

What I’m wondering is if someone foots the bill if McDonald gets a yellow or red card ($100/$250 respectively). Because even $100 is a lot when you are making $12,900 a year. Maybe some of the other guys will chip in for those.

And that .04 cents was a mystery to me too.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:21:57 +0000

Diane, one of the arguments the ownership made for the low developmental salaries was that they could be supplemented by appearance fees. So my understanding is that these appearance fees are a salary addition.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:19:49 +0000

Less people needing to work 3 jobs than last year…still ridiculous salary structure to begin with. Hope the big earners are finding ways to provide some assists.
Are appearance fees included in 2nd figures?