0 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁sale , ▁Bir ch ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁Le eds ▁United , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁take over ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁cons ort ium . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Ever ton ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁become ▁Chief ▁Executive . ▁Bir ch ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁over ha uling ▁the ▁Mer se ys ide ▁club ' s ▁fin ances , ▁but ▁res igned ▁after ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁strategy ▁with ▁the ▁board ▁and ▁major ▁share hold ers . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁Bir ch ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁Del o itte ▁and ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁Sport five , ▁the ▁largest ▁football ▁rights ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Europe , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁holding ▁other ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁roles ▁at ▁Derby ▁County ▁and ▁She ff ield ▁United . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁account ancy ▁profession ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁under to ok ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Administr ator ▁at ▁finan cially ▁trouble d ▁Port sm outh . ▁Under ▁his ▁ste ward ship ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Pom pe y ▁Supp or ters ' ▁Trust , ▁with ▁Bir ch ▁performing ▁a ▁similar ▁fe at ▁as ▁Administr ator ▁at ▁Heart ▁of ▁Mid l oth ian ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁under to ok ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁at ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁which ▁finished