How Many Economists Should I Hire?

Update: As of 12th September 2008 "Economists" have been renamed "Accountants". They still function as described below, only their name is different.

The simple answer for 99 out of 100 Hattrick teams will be none - Economists are only useful in very specific financial circumstances.

Economists effect interest payments when in debt and interest receipts when in the black. However as with spokespersons the most important factor is not maximising income, it is maximising profit. For this reason you don't need to hire even one economist until you are either €270,000 in debt or have at least €4,800,000 in the bank.

More detailed information is of course available on the Hattrick Wiki, but as you can see very few Hattrick clubs should even think about hiring economists.

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Stamina Percentage Research

As discussed in The Best Stamina Percentage, stamina is a key factor in Hattrick. It's effects are quickly felt both on the pitch and on the training ground. Which means in the long term your bank balance feels it's effect too.

To find your teams optimum stamina percentage you need to know exactly how much difference each and every stamina % makes. Until now such information has been lacking, so I was delighted to read about this recent study on HattrickNews.

Spinsis provides a detailed overview of what this research means so it isn't necessary for me to repeat him here. I will say that although he highlighted stamina as crucial to winning games I think he actually understates this fact (stamina has a large effect on all the sector ratings now, not just midfield).

Choosing a stamina percentage is part of a long term team strategy and will always be a balancing act, with solid information we are able to make better decisions. For that reason I'd like to send a big thank you to Roquevarela, Zeverlap and everyone else who contributed to this study.

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How Many Spokespersons Should I Hire?

There are few variables in Hattrick for which there will always be a single 'best' option for your team. Spokespersons is one of them.

Spokespersons are very simple: the more of them you hire the more income you will receive from your sponsors each week. Fairly straightforward, but as ever you shouldn't be worried about maximising sponsorship income - you should be more concerned with maximising sponsorship profit.

To maximise profit there is an optimum number of spokespersons for each combination of fanclub size and league level. If you have fewer than the optimum then you aren't maximising income. If you have more, then you arent maximising profit.

The easiest way to calculate your optimum number of spokespersons is by using this free online tool from HattriX-Ray.

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Hattrick Masters VIII: The Final

Yes, it's that time of year again folks, the Hattrick Masters Final is tonight! Time for two of Hattricks finest club sides to battle it out to be crowned Champion of the Champions.

This seasons final sees Romanian Cup Winners Super_Stars play Austrian double winners FC Michelndorf on neutral soil in Argentina. The game kicks off at 20:00 Hattrick time. Be sure to tune in!

Best of luck to both Tieger and Demitrio_Albertini from Hattrick247.org - may the best manager win!

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