SWINDON-BASED Alun Rossiter has ruled out applying for the Great Britain manager’s job for the moment and has played down his chances of getting the post.

The British Speedway Promoters’ Association and Rob Lyon “amicably agreed” on Monday that the King’s Lynn boss would step down from the national role.

And as one of the leading contenders for the job when it came up two years ago, Rossiter will inevitably be linked with the post again, especially given that the Coventry Bees, the club he currently manages, will play no part in the Elite League this season.

However, given the strained nature of relations between Coventry and the BSPA, who will now consider the Team GB manager position, Rossiter’s potential route to the job is not a smooth one.

And Rossiter revealed: “It’s a bit too early to be thinking about that with everything that’s gone on.

“It’s the last thing on my mind and with my situation at Coventry, would you think they would consider me?”

The former Robins manager went for the GB post two years ago and him and Lyon emerged as the leading contenders, with the BSPA offering them a dual post.

But Rossiter was unhappy with the terms of the arrangement and decided to withdraw his application, paving the way for Lyon to become sole boss.

The BSPA released a statement on the departure of Lyon earlier this week, which said: “After discussions between the British Speedway Promoters' Association and Rob Lyon, it has been amicably agreed that Mr Lyon will not continue with his role as Team GB manager.

“The position will now be considered by members of the BSPA management committee.

“The BSPA would like to place on record their thanks for the hard work and effort put into the role by Mr Lyon over the past two seasons, and wish him well for the future.”