Trevor Birch

[Yiddo100]

Swansea chairman has left and is expected to join Tottenham, no idea on the role.

 

[Gb160]

Finally a Kane backup.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Finally a Kane backup.

He was a midfielder according to the wikipedia. Could be ndombele replacement

 

[Legacy]

Seems we're really taking squad depth seriously this year. We're even signing a backup chairman.

 

[yankspurs]

He's a money guy. Led Chelsea's sale to Abromovich, sale of Leeds, the administration and sale of Portsmouth, and sales of Hearts & Bolton. If he is indeed coming on board now, it is probably to oversee the sale of the club in the near future.

 

[wiggo24]

Great homegrown addition to the board.

Another sensible signing for Jose's blue and white army.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

" Birch, a 61-year-old chartered accountant who has specialised at putting out fires at troubled clubs in the past. On his CV appears Leeds United, Chelsea, Bolton, Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Hearts, among others"

Chelsea:

"Having come over from Ernest & Young in 2002, Birch initially arrived as a director, but just two months later was the chief executive and the driving force behind Chelsea’s ownership being taken from Ken Bates to Roman Abramovich.

"Birch remained with the Blues for a few months and played a big part in Chelsea’s spending spree during the first summer of Abramovich being in charge.

Leeds:

"Birch was able to stave off administration in his first few months at the club, putting out fires wherever he could and did manage to keep player sales to a minimum in the January 2004 transfer window, but the chaos in the boardroom caused instability on the pitch and Leeds were plunged into a relegation battle. Birch's endgame was to find a new buyer, which he did in March of 2004 after cutting debts in half.

"A local consortium led by Gerald Krasner took over but were unable to stop the slide and the club were relegated at the end of that season. The situation Birch found himself in at Elland Road was pretty much mission impossible given the problems he inherited, but he is one of very few figures to emerge from that period with credit."

Portsmouth:

"Trevor was the second administrator, effectively. Unusually for an administrator, he was very highly regarded, very highly respected, and people connected to the football club and supporters have nothing but good words to say about him.

"He did a tremendous job here. He had to deal with some unpleasant characters, and in the end he decided on fan ownership. In the end it went to court and it succeeded in April 2013. He did the right job to find the right buyers for the football club, and the fans were the right buyers for the football club.

The experts' view on Trevor Birch as Swans appointment nears

The 61-year-old is edging closer to the Liberty Stadium position

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[agrdavidsfan]

He's a money guy. Led Chelsea's sale to Abromovich, sale of Leeds, the administration and sale of Portsmouth, and sales of Hearts & Bolton. If he is indeed coming on board now, it is probably to oversee the sale of the club in the near future.

he is literally brought in to save clubs when they are in financial trouble he Is actually responsible for saving Swansea and more recently trying to sell them on.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Did my twitter research. Swansea fans seem to rate him highly

 

[PrettyColors]

This could actually be the most important incoming of the entire window — not in his role but in regards to it signaling financial trouble at ENIC or even more radically potentially preceding a sale of the club. I suppose we are the worst of the English big clubs with no CL, no prize money, no gazillionaire owner, and crucially a brand new stadium whose payment depended on future cash flows. Even in worst case scenario I don’t think COVID was planned for fully and we’ve a lot of outstanding debts. Interesting to say the least.

 

[yankspurs]

he is literally brought in to save clubs when they are in financial trouble he Is actually responsible for saving Swansea and more recently trying to sell them on.

We must be really beyond fucked, eh. Thank god our owner helps out!

 

[yankspurs]

This could actually be the most important incoming of the entire window — not in his role but in regards to it signaling financial trouble at ENIC or even more radically potentially preceding a sale of the club. I suppose we are the worst of the English big clubs with no CL, no prize money, no gazillionaire owner, and crucially a brand new stadium whose payment depended on future cash flows. Even in worst case scenario I don’t think COVID was planned for fully and we’ve a lot of outstanding debts. Interesting to say the least.

Joe Lewis is a gazillionaire. He just prefers to spend his money on yachts, art, wall street statues and a community he built in Orlando.

 

[Yiddo100]

" Birch, a 61-year-old chartered accountant who has specialised at putting out fires at troubled clubs in the past. On his CV appears Leeds United, Chelsea, Bolton, Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Hearts, among others"

Chelsea:

"Having come over from Ernest & Young in 2002, Birch initially arrived as a director, but just two months later was the chief executive and the driving force behind Chelsea’s ownership being taken from Ken Bates to Roman Abramovich.

"Birch remained with the Blues for a few months and played a big part in Chelsea’s spending spree during the first summer of Abramovich being in charge.

Leeds:

"Birch was able to stave off administration in his first few months at the club, putting out fires wherever he could and did manage to keep player sales to a minimum in the January 2004 transfer window, but the chaos in the boardroom caused instability on the pitch and Leeds were plunged into a relegation battle. Birch's endgame was to find a new buyer, which he did in March of 2004 after cutting debts in half.

"A local consortium led by Gerald Krasner took over but were unable to stop the slide and the club were relegated at the end of that season. The situation Birch found himself in at Elland Road was pretty much mission impossible given the problems he inherited, but he is one of very few figures to emerge from that period with credit."

Portsmouth:

"Trevor was the second administrator, effectively. Unusually for an administrator, he was very highly regarded, very highly respected, and people connected to the football club and supporters have nothing but good words to say about him.

"He did a tremendous job here. He had to deal with some unpleasant characters, and in the end he decided on fan ownership. In the

Does he know Jeff Bezos??

 

[yojambo]

Don't know whether to be excited or worried.

 

[PrettyColors]

Joe Lewis is a gazillionaire. He just prefers to spend his money on yachts, art, wall street statues and a community he built in Orlando.

Well yeah he is heinously, unthinkably rich. I moreso mean Lewis (and Henry at Liverpool and to some extent Kroenke at Arsenal) have a spending cap, compared to the excesses of teams like Chelsea and City to whom money is as much of an issue as human rights

 

[spursfan77]

he is literally brought in to save clubs when they are in financial trouble he Is actually responsible for saving Swansea and more recently trying to sell them on.

Well, that doesn’t sound good!

Edit: sounds like he’s coming in to help with transfers.

 

[Yiddo100]

 

[Trotter]

Can see this as Levy stepping aside from day to day running of football side of business to concentrate on property side of business (think there was some ITK alluding to that couple of months back)

 

[DiVaio]

Can see this as Levy stepping aside from day to day running of football side of business to concentrate on property side of business (think there was some ITK alluding to that couple of months back)

These management changes will lead to the creation of a Football Board consisting of Trevor Birch, Rebecca Caplehorn and Steve Hitchen, chaired by Daniel Levy

 

[yankspurs]

A new football commitee doesnt exactly seem to be what Mr Birch specializes in...