Effective recruitment is key to any football club. Martin Carter is Head of Academy Recruitment at Middlesbrough. He is one of the leading talent identification operators in the country and he shares his thoughts on this fascinating but complex aspect of professional football. We discuss the key principles he works off when scouting players; the qualities he looks for in players to adapt to the evolving modern game and his key learnings from the journey of Nathan Wood - Boro's youngest ever debutant.