Well I for one am excited

[Seabird]

My level of excitement and expectation will depend on who succeeds Neil.

Another Neil (Harris) won't lift my level of either.

[ROKERITE]

My level of excitement and expectation will depend on who succeeds Neil.

Another Neil (Harris) won't lift my level of either.

Exactly, there's a level of excitement until you find out it's a Phil Parkinson type, even though he's a decent manager there's no spark of anticipation.