It's the question which is capturing the attention of the footy world following Essendon's sacking of Brad Scott.
Should James Hird return to coach the Bombers?
Hird has a 48-1-49 record at the helm, but oversaw the club's darkest chapter.
Now 53, he put forward his case on Channel 9's Footy Classified earlier this week, asserting he is much better equipped now, having held a director of coaching role at Port Melbourne since the start of last year.
Zero Hanger's editorial team has its say.
Marcus Beeck NO
Should Hird return to coach the Bombers? If the Tullamarine-based side wants to be in the exact same position as it is now in 10 years' time, then go full steam ahead.
Essendon appears to be an incestuous organisation in that the club only respects people from within, and only if they are legends who donned the red sash.
This extends beyond the club and board to the fans, who are already backing the idea that the only person that can fix Essendon is an Essendon person.
If the scenario in which Hird returned to the club to coach and dragged his beloved Bombers to a premiership occurred, it would be a story worthy of Hollywood and in the ilk of 1990s classic, Cool Runnings. But the odds are so heavily stacked against that happening that it is bizarre that Essendon is even considering it.
The club is trying to distance itself from the darkest point in its history, so it brings back the coach who was in charge during that time?
Essendon wants to become a dominant team again, so it looks to hire someone who has spent one out of the past 11 years inside an AFL club ?
Bombers president Andrew Welsh said he was sick of his club being a laughing stock in the league, well if he was to step outside the Essendon bubble, he would see the rest of the AFL is in hysterical disbelief as it watches the romance rekindle between Hird and the Bombers.
