The appointment of top –UEFA adviser Jacques Crevosier as the Bermuda Football Association's technical consultant looks to be dead in the water.

Richard Calderon, in his final hours as BFA president, had hoped to push through the –hiring of Crevosier on a part-time three-year contract before stepping down.

But with new president –Larry Mussenden against the appointment it seems Calderon's attempts to push through the hiring of Crevosier have been foiled by the clubs.

At last night's AGM the affiliates expressed their misgivings about the Crevosier move and demanded it to be reviewed by Mussenden and his new –executive team.

And Mussenden admitted –after winning the election that the Crevosier deal was not to his liking.

"When you have stated your intention to leave you should really maintain the status quo," he said.

"You should perhaps not enter into a pile of contracts which bind the next association.

"The clubs expressed some uneasiness and have asked us to review it.

"They were concerned it had not been brought to them to discuss.

"We have set aside money for a full time technical staff and that's the position I'm likely to take when we decide the best way forward.

"A technical consultant does not appeal to me."

Calderon's regime and Crevosier agreed terms yesterday that would have seen the former Liverpool assistant coach travel to the Island for ten days twice a year, pocketing around $120,000 in wages.

A frustrated Calderon yesterday morning said Crevosier's appointment should have been tied up months ago.

"We just didn't move fast enough and this really this should have been in place months ago," said Calderon. "I'm a little disappointed because these decisions were made back in April. We had the full support of the player development committee and the executive."

West Ham United had also been vying for the consultancy position but the BFA had opted for Crevosier who has worked closely with Caldron and his twin brother Robert in recent years.

Crevosier had been due to start work as soon as technical director Derek Broadley's contract expired next April.

The deal would have also seen four Bermuda coaches visit Clairfontaine ¿ France's national football centre ¿ and a professional French club twice a year.

Calderon said he expected a 'backlash' to the proposal but –believed Crevosier's glowing –résumé spoke for itself.

"There's always going to a backlash, that's just life. But the vast majority of the coaches we have talked to are excited about the possibility of working with (Crevosier)," he said.

"He has spent around ten years working for the French Football Federation coaching their Under-23, Under-21 and Under-17s.

"He was the first team coach at Liverpool under Gerard Houllier and is now the technical consultant to FC Sochaux, St. Etienne and Monaco. He also won the European Under-19 championships as France's head coach."

The other deal that had been agreed prior to Calderon quitting last night was a new three-year improved contract for youth director Devarr Boyles which will also be reviewed by the new regime.