Saints slipping Halo apparently.

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Well the fact that Orta outsourced scouting to an analytics company explains a very great deal.

But we did have the 'token' human scout as Gaby Ruiz was bought in by Orta as Head of European Recruitment.

Spaniard Ruiz was also hired by Orta at Boro in February 2016.
Prior to joining Boro, Ruiz worked on Spanish television as a commentator & analyst for more than 20 years.

Ruiz 'left' Leeds in June 2023.

Both from media backgrounds too.
Orta a former journalist who had worked for Marca, Spains leading sports daily & Sky Espana. He also worked as a football Agent & a qualified coach.

My personal view (in hindsight) is that his background always favoured his need for having a entertainment-persona psyche rather than the steady sound technical attributes that his position really required, which often showed.

The fact that he liked to lead every initiative & felt that the club couldn’t run without him speaks volumes.
I heard he couldn’t take a vacation for fear that everything would fall apart - that aint healthy for him or others around.
Radz appalling naivety to not reign him in was also to blame at key moments, for sure.

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Reading today that with less than 12 months left on his current Saints contract, Che Adams steered clear of giving a committal answer on his future during a presser.

Dunno why nobody came in for him in the summer as he aint a happy bunny. Just hope he dont showcase his skills against us.