Neville Tyrrell is keeping tight-lipped about his reasons for quitting as president of Bermuda Football Association.

Tyrrell, who handed in his resignation at the Association's Annual General Meeting last week, has kept a low profile since making the decision.

Sources close to The Royal Gazette revealed at the time that a memorandum had been sent to all affiliate members three weeks ago announcing his intention to step down at midnight on July 31.

The move came as a surprise as Tyrrell was barely a year into his second term at the helm and had overseen wide-sweeping changes in the structure of the organisation.

It has even been suggested to The Gazette, mischievous or with foundation,that the move might be just a political ploy to see, as one source put it, "what support is out there" with Tyrrell then seeking re-election if the response was favourable.

Contacted yesterday all the man himself would say was: "I don't have a public comment. In fact I am referring all comments to the General Secretary, David Sabir, in terms of what went on at the AGM or anything other than that."

Sabir, for his part, revealed little more about the events of last Tuesday evening.

"I wish to withhold all of those details until such time that we can conclude the business of the Association," he said. "It is no secret that Mr Tyrrell did hand in his resignation, which was accepted by the Executive Committee. The position that we are in now is that we will call an election and at that particular time the Association will then move forward."

Sabir said the items still to be tackled at the AGM included the election of officers and any other business.

"Over the years there have been occasions where we have had to adjourn the AGM for whatever reason," he said. "We would always like to complete the business on one night because we are talking about volunteers and time, but on occasions it is understandable and members will come back to complete the business of the Association."

Asked when the meeting would be, Sabir said: "It will be in the very near future, it certainly will take place this month."

Cynical suggestions aside, Tyrrell is now no longer associated with the BFA, but even so Sabir was reluctant to pay tribute to the work of the former president.

"It is premature at this time," he said. "The Association AGM has not yet been concluded and so anything that has to be said beyond that will be said at the conclusion of the AGM."

Aldwyn Savery, beaten by Tyrrell for the post of president in 1996, has said he is ready to run for the role - but only if Tyrrell does not emerge as a candidate.

As for other likely candidates, if there are any then they are keeping their counsel and the general secretary is not about to spill the beans.

"If I did know I certainly would not be in a position to relay it to the public, it being a matter for the BFA," he said.

If Tyrrell does not come in from the cold, then it is possible the new president could decide to take the Association in a direction different from that in which he was steering it.

"It is a possibility, but we have to wait and see," was all Sabir would say.

Meanwhile, the Association also have to resolve the long standing issue of the vacancy in the position of second vice-president.

Sabir said after Mark Trott's challenge to Tyrrell last year it was decided not to "add more stress to the dynamics of the Association" and it was agreed to leave the matter until the current AGM.

"That will happen along with all the other elections at the continuance of the AGM," he said.