Neville Tyrrell may well have hatched a plot to return as president of Bermuda Football Association but one prominent club have made it clear he won't get their support.

Somerset Cricket Club president Colin Smith yesterday said he was firmly against Tyrrell again running for the top post after having delivered a letter of resignation to member affiliates prior to the recently adjourned Annual General Meeting.

It has been rumoured that Tyrrell resigned in a move designed to gauge his support among the clubs, with an eye on returning to the fray. But Smith likened this to a political game the sport could do without.

"One thing I am firmly against is the president resigning and then running again," said Smith. "He has put in his letter of resignation and I believe it should be honoured, and for us to not have all this politicking going on.

"Politics should not be a part of sport, and while it may be difficult to separate, we must make every effort to eliminate all the politics and ensure that soccer is the one that benefits and our programmes are allowed to move forward."

The Somerset head man said too often individuals offered their services while harbouring ulterior motives that were more in favour of self benefit than that of the sport.

Smith said that any choice of candidate should not be made in haste but through clearly researched methods.

"I think the clubs really need to sit down and take a long hard look at what they want to do," said Smith. "This is not the time for us to be making any rash decisions and just picking anyone who might figure this to be an opportune time to put themselves forward.

"We have had too many people put themselves forward that look to the position as a way of forwarding their own personal agendas. It is time we got away from that and get things organised in a manner that football is the item being served, not any one person who might see it as a way of boosting themselves personally.

"I don't think we should be in any rush to select anyone. Mr. Savery is there as the first vice-president and he should be allowed to stay in the position of running local soccer until such time that we are fully prepared to select a new president.

"The process must be done properly, and if this means holding off on the electing of a new president then that's what we should do."