Tom Morris

I think he was in Welsh's wedding party or the other way around.

And Solomon's been very close to Welsh.

So it's a job for mates here.

Or are we trying to get the best coach?

I think nostalgia is what makes Essendon so great and what makes Essendon so bad as well at the same time.

Living in the past can bring you great emotion and energy and memories and rose-colored glasses.

It can also mean you're backwards, and Carlton has felt that.

And Essendon specifically went away from old Essendon when they appointed Brad Scott over James Hurd and Dean Solomon last time.

They went for Brad Scott because he was an outsider.

Jordan Lewis was on that panel.

Others were on that panel and they went, we're going to go away from Essendon.

I think it's all pointing towards going back to old Essendon now.

Whether that's Solomon, whether it's McVeigh, whether that's Hurd remains to be seen.

How's he different to Chris Fagan, who was a footy boss?

I think it's 90, 10 in favor of herd amongst the fans.

Because of everything.

The spectre of Heard looms so large and the fans, I believe, based on my anecdotal evidence, would love James Heard back.

Well, the issue was that he didn't run the full club.

And as a result, there was a program going on behind the scenes that he was either unaware of or not completely across that cost him his job in the end and his reputation and his livelihood.

And if people are arguing that that means he shouldn't get a second chance, then I can't change your mind.