Essendon caretaker Dean Solomon has shut off his social media as noise continues to build around James Hird leading the race to take over as coach.
Solomon got his first experience in the Bombers hot seat on Sunday as Essendon slumped to a 30-point loss to West Coast in Perth.
The 12.13 (85) to 8.7 (55) defeat left Essendon (1-11) anchored to the bottom of the table.
Essendon sacked coach Brad Scott last week after a patch in which the injury-hit Bombers won just one of their 24 games.
Solomon says he won't consider putting his hand up for the role full-time while the season is still on, but it seems like the job is Hird's to lose anyway after the Bombers legend made his interest public.
