Aug 20, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid (right) accepts a silver plate commemorating his 200th career MLS victory from Seattle Sounders FC owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer before a game against the San Jose Earthquakes at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Here we are in September of the 2014 MLS season. There are five matches left in the season and it appears that the Seattle Sounders may be heading for another late season collapse.

So that must mean that the “It’s time to fire Sigi” talk starts up again. When I say Sigi I mean Sigi Schmid, the Head Coach of the Sounders.

First off I am not part of that crowd. Let me tell you why.

Since Schmid became the Head Coach prior to the 2009 MLS season, all he has done is what I call remarkable. He took an expansion team to the playoffs and won the 2009 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Not a bad feat for a first year team.

Up to this point what has Schmid done for the Sounders?

What other coach has five appearances in the US Open Cup final in six years, winning four trophies. To go along with those appearances he also has taken the club to six straight playoff appearances. In MLS that is pretty impressive. Not many teams have made the playoffs that many consecutive years since the Sounders joined the league. Schmid has a record of 91-53-47 (win-loss-tie) as of Wednesday night’s defeat to FC Dallas. He has over 200 wins as an MLS coach.

Has it been disappointing to see year after year that the team doesn’t quite live up to the talent it possesses?

Yes, but sometimes that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Why do you get rid of a head coach that has been extremely successful in your brief history? He has won you trophies, granted not the Supporters Shield or the MLS Cup but it is better than nothing.

I don’t know exactly how many people actually want Schmid fired, but I can tell you I am not among that fan base.

How about you? Where do you stand on the situation? Let me know in the comments and choose and answer on the poll provided below.

Should Sigi Schmid Be Fired? Yes, no matter what.

Yes, but only if Seattle doesn't win MLS cup.

No, what coach can do better?

No, he should remain 100%. View Results