TFC Flashback Wednesday: 2007 Salaries

[Red CB Toronto]

With all that has been going on today, thought it would be fun to look back at 2007 when the Reds were all fresh, new and excitement overtook BMO Field. Looking back Robo was the Reds highest paid player and I still can not believe, that players made as little as $12,900 a season riding the TTC to work every day, oh how the times have changed.

TFC Attakora-Gyan Nana D 12,900.00 $ 12,900.00 $
TFC Boyens Andrew D 30,000.00 $ 47,500.00 $
TFC Braz Adam D 67,200.00 $ 74,950.00 $
TFC Brennan Jim D 150,000.00 $ 158,000.00 $
TFC Canizalez Maycoll M 36,000.00 $ 40,000.00 $
TFC Cunningham Jeffrey F 220,000.00 $ 232,500.00 $
TFC Dichio Daniel F 150,000.00 $ 158,125.00 $
TFC Djekanovic Srdjan GK 17,700.00 $ 17,700.00 $
TFC Dunivant Todd D 99,750.00 $ 99,750.00 $
TFC Edu Maurice M 50,000.00 $ 132,500.00 $
TFC Gala Gabriel M 12,900.00 $ 12,900.00 $
TFC Guzman David M 12,900.00 $ 12,900.00 $
TFC Hemming Tyler M 17,700.00 $ 17,700.00 $
TFC Lombardo Andrea F 30,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $
TFC Lumley Stephen D 12,900.00 $ 12,900.00 $
TFC Marshall Tyrone D 142,000.00 $ 149,500.00 $
TFC Melo Joey M 12,900.00 $ 12,900.00 $
TFC Nunez Cristian M 17,700.00 $ 17,700.00 $
TFC O'Brien Ronnie M 240,000.00 $ 258,750.00 $
TFC Pozniak Chris D 90,000.00 $ 95,000.00 $
TFC Reda Marco D 100,000.00 $ 105,000.00 $
TFC Robinson Carl M 300,000.00 $ 315,000.00 $
TFC Samuel Collin F 90,000.00 $ 115,000.00 $
TFC Stamatopolus Kenny GK 30,000.00 $ 37,500.00 $
TFC Sutton Greg GK 125,000.00 $ 132,562.50 $
TFC Welsh Andrew M 195,000.00 $ 204,750.00 $
TFC Wynne Marvell D 47,500.00 $ 150,000.00

[C.Ronaldo]

wow!
andrew welsh took our money and ran right through the touchline

[Red CB Toronto]

wow!
andrew welsh took our money and ran right through the touchline

Funny story about Andy, it 2009 on my footy trip to the UK, I went to see Yeovil Town at Leyton Orient. Andy was playing for Yeovil Town. I had a picture of Andy's celebrating his goal in the rain vs. Houston. When I showed it to him his eyes lit up and grin appeared, he expressed how much he loved playing in Toronto and forcing his way out was a mistake. He had to show it to a bunch of his Yeovil teammates before autographing it for me. Great to see how much TFC can mean to those even after they leave.

[zeelaw]

Canizalez! The guy who ended the streak.

[Red CB Toronto]

Marco Reda got $105,000 for playing all of eight games that first season.

[Blixa]

It was quite something that first season. Adam Braz... Haha. Samuel... Loved his pies for sure.

[Richard]

Wow I cant believe Attakora was making 12.9K in his first year, the high school dropout flipping burgers at McDonalds is making more than that. He wasn't even over the poverty line, yikes!

[Qman]

Wow I cant believe Attakora was making 12.9K in his first year, the high school dropout flipping burgers at McDonalds is making more than that. He wasn't even over the poverty line, yikes!

wow! 12.9k ... probably had to live with his parents too!

[Red CB Toronto]

wow! 12.9k ... probably had to live with his parents too!

Lombardo did and took the Dufferin bus to work every day.

[cherono]

Funny story about Andy, it 2009 on my footy trip to the UK, I went to see Yeovil Town at Leyton Orient. Andy was playing for Yeovil Town. I had a picture of Andy's celebrating his goal in the rain vs. Houston. When I showed it to him his eyes lit up and grin appeared, he expressed how much he loved playing in Toronto and forcing his way out was a mistake. He had to show it to a bunch of his Yeovil teammates before autographing it for me. Great to see how much TFC can mean to those even after they leave.

That's a great anecdote - being there for that goal was one of my great memories from the early years too. A rainy, windy night against the champs and we got the result... ah, innocence!
(As a nostalgic aside, I happened to be sitting behind none other than former Raptors play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky when Danny D scored The Goal, and high fived him before throwing my cushion. My ultimate Toronto sports moment!)

[C.Ronaldo]

Funny

thy never gave us cushions again lol

[JayMolly]

Canizalez! The guy who ended the streak.

Also the first Canadian to score a league goal for TFC at BMO.