hiː wʌzɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə fˈʊtbɔːl kˈɑːnfɹəns fɔːɹ fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ænd sˈɜːvd æz vˈaɪs tʃˈɛɹmən fɔːɹ tˈuː jˈɪɹz, ɹɪzˈaɪnɪŋ hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tə kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt ˌɔn hɪz jˌuːˈɛs bˈɪznəs ˈɪntɹɛsts.
He was a director of The Football Conference for five years and served as Vice Chairman for two years, resigning his position in 2006 to concentrate on his US business interests.