at a general meeting on Monday night could lead to the demise of First Division club Hotels.

Struggling for players after a number of their first team starters applied for transfer releases, Hotels president Andrew Starling admitted that his club were looking to supplement their ranks with players who were unable to make the roster at other clubs.

But the decision by the clubs to object to the roster system means that clubs will not have to limit the number of players they can register.

"The decision taken by a majority of BFA affiliates on Monday night, which overturned the roster conditions, was a blow to our development,'' said Starling yesterday.

"If this rule had been accepted, players who might not have been able to make the first team squad would have been free to sign for any other team,'' he stated.

Starling, who confirmed the appointment of Nick Jones to replace Robert Calderon as coach, is desperate to sign sufficient players to enable the team to remain in the league, having only just returned two years ago.

"Today, Hotels International are appealing to players who, if they look around at their current training sessions and see that they are a small cog in a squad of 40 or 50, to please contact Nick Jones at the Olympic Club (292-4095) or 236-1227 and express their interest.

"We regret to say that if we fail to obtain sufficient numbers it is very likely that the club will not be able to register the minimum number of players and would be forced to resign from the league. We were in that position five years ago and we do not wish a repeat, but we may have no choice.'' Amongst the Hotels players requesting releases are Diallo Sharrieff, Wayne Augustus, Walter Crockwell, Dennis Robinson, Clifford Roberts and Stefan Dupres.

The rejection of the roster system resulted in Troy Harvey, who was instrumental in putting the plan forward, resigning in anger on Monday night.

"I think that is disappointing, he was the architect of that particular recommendation and he brought it to the executive level,'' said BFA president Neville Tyrrell.

"He put in a lot of effort to put it together.'' Tyrrell, himself disappointed with the clubs who rejected the idea, has vowed to bring the roster idea back to the fore again next year. He firmly believes soccer needs such a system.

"I've set them on notice that it is something we will be introducing next season,'' said Tyrrell.

"Basically the clubs have been resisting our attempts to have a roster.

Obviously, some understand why there is a roster in place, so that they don't corner the market on number of players and that more people get an opportunity to play.

"They understand the concept of it but what it is is that they just don't want to change. Some clubs feel, `Look, I've got 60, 70 players and if I want to keep them I'll keep them', knowing full well they are not going to play them.'' Added Tyrrell: "I tried to offer a compromise and some of them would have accepted a compromise, somewhere in the region of 40 players. But that didn't take on too well with some people, so it was decided to drop it for the entire season, clear up the written regulation side of it, and introduce it again next year.'' NEVILLE TYRRELL -- rejcected