[The Optimist]

Well Matthew Knights has landed the top job down at Bomberland and I am not realy sure that the great man should have even been replaced still.

3 years is not long enough for Matthew Knights to create a competitive football team out of the bombers.

It will be an interesting year for Knights.

Will he collect the honour of the wooden spoon 1st year in - well I think he might.

A good old Richmond boy who obviously impressed the Essendon board so much that he took the "Raines"(pardon the pun) or should that be reigns from another good old Richmond boy.

The Essendon board will be under the pump from this apointment as will Matthew Knights. With an aging list that will not improve, Essendon will be reliant upon its youth to bring about on-field success and this will take 5-8 years.

Sorry Bomber fans - I think it will be a lean period and we will see a few coaches going through the turnstiles at Essendon in the post Sheedy era after they prove that they are not really patient after all.