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It is also important to remember that football clubs—like political parties, businesses and many organisations —do change with the times, and they have got to retain the freedom to evolve. The example of the Arsenal is probably the most profound one; it was originally a club founded in south London and named after the Woolwich Arsenal, but is now very much grounded in north London. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, set out her support for Arsenal and she is, I think, a south Londoner rather than a north Londoner, so is perhaps apposite in her allegiance.