Football Association in the hope of being chosen to lead the country out of the footballing wilderness.

The post has not yet been advertised and the fundings are not in place, but regardless BFA education and development coach Jon Beard said he had received a number of serious applications.

The BFA recently filled a series of national staff coaching posts, with Mark Trott being given the task of heading up the senior national team and David Furbert as his assistant.

The next task in the overhaul of Bermudian national soccer -- stagnating since the exit from World Cup qualifying last year -- is expected to be an invitation to apply for the job of technical director.

All those who currently hold staff coaching posts remain eligible for the top job and the BFA are also hoping for a response from those who as yet have been unwilling to show their hand.

Discussions on the time-frame for advertising the post were due to be held at a BFA executive meeting today.

It is not unusual for job seeking coaches, or even sometimes practical jokers, to scan the lists provided by world governing body FIFA and write off to all those nations who do not have anyone in their respective hotseats.

"We constantly get people, as a matter of course, who contact us to say `Are there any jobs going?','' said Beard.

In a similar incident, not involving Bermuda, two holders of the B coaching licence from England contacted dozens of football associations the world over.

"They ended up getting a job working for the British Virgin Islands,'' said Beard. "One of them then went on to the Bahamas. It's that sort of situation -- you get people sending you a letter saying `This is the situation, I'm interested in the job, is there anything going on? or `I've heard on the grapevine there is a TD's job going, put me down for it'.'' Scuppering any suggestion of big names on the world stage applying, Beard was quick to add: "It's not anybody like Howard Wilkinson or Glenn Hoddle or anybody like that.'' That said, Beard said the letters had been wide ranging.

"We have had them from the UK, from the States, from Canada and from a couple of Caribbean places -- pretty much people in the know,'' he said.

"We keep them on file and when we, a) have the finances and, b) have the complete job description we will forward it and then they can decide whether it's what they want.''