In the Chair: Michael Dunn Goekjian, President (Easter 2014) As clubs, leagues and players get ever-richer, we delve into the heated debate on money in sport. Tonight we explore whether large scale investment and inflated sporting wages have done active harm or not. PROPOSITION: DR JOANNE HUDSON is a sports psychologist specialising in motivation and self-perception. She is on the editorial board of three peer-review journals, and has acted as a consultant for international standard athletes. DANIELLE BROWN is a double Paralympic archery champion who made history for winning gold for the able-bodied team in the Commonwealth Games. She currently holds all 12 Paralympic world records, and was ranked world number one for her entire career. PAT NEVIN has played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger. He won 28 caps for Scotland, and served as Chief Executive of Motherwell. He is now a football writer and popular broadcaster. ---- OPPOSITION: DAN JONES is the lead partner of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte. His clients include Liverpool and Aston Villa FC, UEFA, Team Sky, the America's Cup, the Ryder Cup and the West Indies Cricket Board. He is a regular speaker and expert commentator on sports business. KEIR RADNEDGE is a former editor of World Soccer and remains a highly respected commentator on the global game, dealing especially with the politics of football. PROFESSOR MIKE MCNAMEE is a professor at Swansea University. He is a philosopher and his research interests include Olympics ethics and sports ethics in general. He is especially concerned with doping and anti-doping policy and practice. The House Divided: Ayes: 19 Noes: 46 Abstentions: 17

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