SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter believes the look of Elite League could be very different come the conclusion of this week’s British Speedway Promoters Association’s annual general meeting.

Rossiter, who is also a co-promoter at the Robins, will gather alongside the rest of the sport’s power brokers today for the start of a three-day meeting to discuss the rules and regulations that will be implemented next season.

Only eight clubs currently compete in British speedway’s top league but Rossiter thinks that could well be expanded in an effort to revive interest.

Great Britain team manager Rossiter would be in favour of that and has called on the rest of the country’s clubs to pull together for the good of the sport.

“The problem in speedway is that everyone has an agenda but the time has come for everybody to look at the bigger picture of British speedway. We are constantly being berated so we need to do something about it,” said Rossiter.

“The prospect of more teams coming up is a possibility, which would be very good. That would make a change that would inject new life into it.

“The problem is that when you have got the minimum amount of teams in the Elite League, if someone is not comfortable with what’s going on, you are held to ransom a little bit.

“Unfortunately in the past, we have had to lower ourselves down because the constitution says you must have the minimum number and the Sky contract is eight teams.

“If you have only got eight teams in the league and one is struggling, it affects everyone else as a business.

“I get it and I am not knocking them but you kind of have to be cruel to be kind. You don’t want to lose anyone but how long can you keep weakening the product?

“I’d just like to see a good product and if there are more teams coming up, then I think it would be a boost for the Elite League. Nothing is confirmed until we decide and everything is agreed but I know there are teams interested.”

Rossiter is also keen to see the Elite League Knockout Cup return to the calendar next year, with the competition having been shelved before the 2013 season.

“We have proved that people don’t like coming to see Challenge matches, unless they are meaningful meetings,” said Rossiter.

“In the past, we’ve done the Knockout Cup midway through the year and although people still come out, it is not as many.

“Maybe at the start of the year when people are hungry for their speedway fix, people will come out and then you can have the semis and final mid-season. You might keep the interest in it that way.”

As Team GB boss, Rossiter is also keen to see more exposure for British riders in the country’s top league and is advocating the implementation of a rule to ensure all clubs track home talent.

“I feel that the fast-track has come to its end but having something like British riders at the bottom of the order would be good,” said Rossiter.

“That would be something to encourage the British lads and it’s something we need to sit down and look at.”

Swindon are able to boast one of the best riders in the world in their ranks in the shape of Australian ace Jason Doyle but British clubs have found it difficult attracting the very top talent.

Streamlining the fixture list to one night a week has been mooted as a way to appease those who opt to stay away, although Rossiter is not sure how feasible that is.

“I find it frustrating because it’s clear that Jason is happy to commit to British speedway but the other guys aren’t,” said Rossiter.

“People say they haven’t got time or for whatever reason, it’s too much, but it doesn’t seem to be a problem for Jason.

“I don’t think we can actually go to one night a week because everybody has different landlords and stuff like that. Maybe two nights a week is a possibility and viable and I am sure that it is going to be discussed this week.”