A thread on Trevor Birch's experience and what it could mean.

In 2002, he become Chief Executive of Chelsea, he led the £180 million sale to Roman Abramovich in 2003.

October 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive of Leeds United, overseeing the takeover by a local consortium.

June 2004 he become Chief Executive of Everton, with the task of overhauling the Merseyside club's finances. He resigned after a disagreement over strategy with the board and major shareholders.

In June 2007 he was appointed the Chief Executive of Derby County, only 4 months later he was released .

Birch had another role as Administrator of Heart of Midlothian in 2013, he lead the sale of the club, to a takeover from Bidco (1874) Limited on 12 May 2014.

Late 2015 he undertook an advisory role at Bolton Wanderers which finished in March 2016 with the sale of the club.

In March 2017 he joined Portsmouth and led negotiations with Mike Eisner and his investment vehicle Tornante regarding the takeover of the club.

All in all as @coys100 suggested, his role could be a short one and related more to the club finances and hopefully to sell the club.
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