Speaking from Singapore on Tuesday, Hird said he was "very confident" he would be coaching Essendon in 2015.
I'm here for the year and that's it, says Thompson
Hird told Channel Nine News he did not believe the Bombers board would axe him in a meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
"No, I don't think so, but we'll wait and see," he said. "We'll have that meeting and we'll go from there."
Hird will join the meeting via a link-up from Singapore although it appears his wife, Tania, will not.
Asked if he supported Tania's explosive comments on the ABC's 7.30 program, Hird said "Of course I support my wife, definitely ... I support my wife in everything she does."
In that appearance, Tania Hird accused the AFL of a culture of bullyingand failing to provide natural justice to her husband despite thenegotiated agreement.
Hird has reportedly distanced himself fromthe attacks on the AFL but it remains to be seen whether the latestchapter of the AFL versus the Hirds merits his sacking.
Thatpathway would likely leave Essendon open to legal action and alienateits supporter base, which has galvanised around the 2000 premiershipcaptain.
With Hird contracted to coach the side during 2015 and 2016, it could also be expensive.
Anotheroption for the board is holding off a final decision and waiting forthe results of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority'sinvestigation into the club's 2012 supplements program.
But whatever the board decides on Wednesday night, at least the Bombers' on-field form has yet to be affected.
Essendonimpressed in a 39-point win over North Melbourne last Friday andinterim coach Mark Thompson said he didn't think the omnipresent discussion of Hird'scoaching future would have an impact on the team.
"The best way to play good footy is to concentrate on good footy," Thompson said.
"It'snot my issue, it's the club's issue ... (and) I'm happy for that andthe players are happy because we can concentrate on footy."
Pressed for his best understanding of Essendon's coaching future, Thompson gave a hefty sigh before answering.
"He's (Hird) coming back. That was the plan. Until it changes, we can't do anything else," he said.
WhileThompson insisted he wasn't involved in the board machinations, hedidn't answer directly whether he'd been approached to stay on in thehead coaching job beyond this season.
"I wouldn't expect the club to ask and I wouldn't change my answer. I'm coaching for the year and that's it," he said.
