HLTV Confirmed S5E18 (ft. messioso) | Why North never signed stavn, blameF, es3tag? Overpaying players and poor results

North's Head of Esports Operations Graham "messioso" Pitt answers questions about the removal of Aizy and MSL, talks about the team paying "more than 2x" of Heroic's salary, while lagging behind in results. Removing the iconic North players was "definitely financial", he says, with the focus for 2021 being to find and develop young players - something they failed to do in the past.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with messioso
4:23 - Introducing messioso
5:54 - Who is messioso? His story
13:34 - Becoming North’s Head of Esports
19:47 - What does messioso’s position mean?
24:11 - Looking back at replacing JUGi with MSL
27:59 - Coach replacement: mithR to Jumpy
30:03 - Kjaerbye leave and departure
37:21 - Bringing Kristou in - North academy alumni
40:02 - Signing Lekr0
45:47 - North players’ age
47:53 - Aizy and MSL out
56:11 - North’s position in the scene
59:02 - Top players’ salaries in CS
1:01:14 - Denmark CS infrastructure
1:05:55 - Missing out on players (blameF, TeSeS, Farlig)
1:19:35 - Managing North roster: looking back and in the future
1:28:50 - How to make CS esports to make money?

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2:03:54 - Closing down the show

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