ALUN Rossiter fears red tape in Poland could scupper the possibility of bringing Peter Kildemand back to the Swindon Robins in 2017.

Rossiter is in the tentative stages of putting his roster together for next year’s Elite League campaign, having already tied down skipper Jason Doyle, although no firm decisions can be made on recruitment until the conclusion of the British Speedway Promoters Association’s annual general meeting today.

Kildemand is a possible candidate to fill another spot in the Robins’ septet, the Dane having been in the team from 2012 to 2014 as well as the tail-end of the 2015 campaign.

The 27-year-old has already signed a deal to race for Polish side Unia Leszno again in 2017 and rules there restrict the number of leagues riders can compete in across the continent to three.

Rossiter feels Kildemand will be obliged to continue riding in his homeland, leaving him with a toss-up between Sweden and Great Britain as to where to complete his tally.

“We could potentially use Peter but he has got to decide because of Poland stipulating that their top riders can only do three leagues, which I don’t think is right,” said Rossiter.

“Peter has got to make a decision next year. Obviously he has got to do Denmark, he is going to do Poland, and his decision now is whether he is going to do Sweden or England.

“If he didn’t have that restraint, I am convinced that Peter would be making a decision to come back to British speedway next year.

“The potential to bring Peter Kildemand back into our league, which is another great rider, would be great for British speedway.

“Unfortunately, he is being held to ransom by the Poles because they are saying he can only commit to three leagues, which I think is wrong.

“But until we know what the points limit will be and what we decide this week at the AGM, there’s not a lot we can do anyway.”

With riders eager to race as much as possible across Europe, Rossiter is keen to see a clear plan implemented across all leagues but with the sport’s finances in Poland significantly higher, it is difficult to create a level playing field.

“To be fair, we have no problem with Denmark and Sweden. It’s just the Poles kind of like to do what they want,” said Rossiter.

“Because they have the most money, they just think they can steamroll everybody, that’s the problem we have got. It’s just a very difficult situation to be in because they are holding those boys to ransom.

“I’m sure after last season, Peter would have been more than happy to come back and do Denmark, Poland, Sweden and England because he is not in the Grand Prix next year but now he is in a situation where he has got to decide what he wants to do, which is very unfortunate.”