• We have today (22nd April) confirmed the closure of JackArmy.net on 31st May. Our reasons are varied but after a twenty-five year stint at the heart of the online Swansea City community, the time is right for us to bow out. You can read more at the link below https://jackarmy.net/2026/04/22/jackarmy-net-twenty-five-years-and-out/

JackArmy.net - Twenty-Five Years And Out

Great commitment, more than many a career. This site has been my main source of Swans news and will be sorely missed but good luck what the future may hold
 
Hope the forum can continue, has been a great source of information/contact for me as there aren't any other jacks round here, thanks to Phil for all your hard work
 
Moderation is not the issue, running the site is the issue I feel. I think ECB would be open to continue Moderating and I would help out whilst doing my bits.
My curiosity is purely like many it's sad to see the site go. I'm new to this forum over the last year. And it's a crying shame it's going. Stupid question again, but in terms of running the site, what is the issue there? I generally thought an in an uneducated way, it's Moderating is the issue.
 
I was never fortunate to get my PJ on I was in the shallow end with the thickos and fattys who couldn't swim. 😂😂
We used to have our lessons at the leisure centre and those who couldn't "swim" were left to their own devices, obviously I couldn't swim, wink, wink.
 
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My curiosity is purely like many it's sad to see the site go. I'm new to this forum over the last year. And it's a crying shame it's going. Stupid question again, but in terms of running the site, what is the issue there? I generally thought an in an uneducated way, it's Moderating is the issue.
Someone needs to run the site. Like you I have no idea what that entails, it’s not something I would want to do anyway. However, the day to day moderation would most probably be continued by ECB and the other moderators, including myself. Moderation is not the issue because we are still available.

It’s the general running of the site that we have an issue. Phil has done a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. Heavy duty and time consuming work along side his work and family life, etc… Someone needs to step up and take on the responsibilities and mantle of leadership.

I don’t know the ins and outs of the running of the site which Phil took on, but I think it included waking early before work and running the site and producing information in those early mornings. The majority of the stuff he published was done at an ungodly hour in the mornings. I might be wrong here, but it is no wonder he now wants to now shut up shop after 25 amazingly successful years running this forum in its various guises.
 
If we could keep the forum alive , that should be the priority. Phil has said to me many times that it’s not the “news” that drives sites like these it’s the forum and the community that builds up around it. People come to these sites for the forum and conversation, not the articles. In the main anyway. If forum posts drop so do clicks, hits and advertising revenue.
 
If we could keep the forum alive , that should be the priority. Phil has said to me many times that it’s not the “news” that drives sites like these it’s the forum and the community that builds up around it. People come to these sites for the forum and conversation, not the articles. In the main anyway. If forum posts drop so do clicks, hits and advertising revenue.
Has he received your letter of request to transfer ownership yet? 👀🙏
 
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