Gary Smith is now out as head coach of the Colorado Rapids. (Getty Images)

You could see the writing on the wall with this for several weeks. Gary Smith was not happy and neither were the folks above him with the Colorado Rapids.

Today, they made it official as the club announced they would be parting ways with the only head coach in their club history to guide them to a MLS Cup.

Hans Backe and New York are on the brink of disaster. (Getty Images)

It has been a while since I last updated my coaching hot seat post. In fact I don't believe I've updated it since Carlos de los Cobos was about to be let go in the Windy city earlier this summer.

There really shouldn't be too many surprising names on this list below.

At 6-6-12 on the season, New York Red Bulls general manager Eric Solar has given head coach Hans Backe a vote of confidence. Michael Lewis of BigAppleSoccer.com is reporting that the club has no plans on removing Backe from his coaching post during the remainder of this season.

"Absolutely," Soler said if Backe will direct the team the rest of the season.