• Thank you very much | Diolch yn fawr

    All at JackArmy.net would like to thank everyone who has played a part on this site over the past 25 years whether that is through writing, contributing, moderating, posting or just visting and reading.

    Without any of you the work that has gone into the site would have been pointless and we will always be proud that we built, generated and managed a community that was such a big part of the Swansea City supporting life for so long.

    It has been a pleasure to bring to you the site for so long but the time is now right to turn the lights out for the last time but we do it both with a heavy heart and a sense of pride driven by the so many messages received since we announced the closure.

    The site will remain here for a period until we archive and mothball it for the last time later this summer but all aspects are in a read only format.

    Thank you though for all the memories

    Phil Sumbler
    Owner, jackarmy.net

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  1. Colin-swansea

    Burgess v Darling

    Just imagine the danger both Burgess and Santos would do in the opposition penalty area but there again I think we would be torn apart by the better clubs with their quick ball movement.
  2. Colin-swansea

    Deserves a thread of its own

    Galbraith - and to think there were plenty of fans amongst us who criticised the club's recruitment from the lower leagues.
  3. Colin-swansea

    Žan Vipotnik - Swansea’s Number 9

    Whatever happened in the close season Vip knew there was serious interest and a large transfer fee in Monty bringing in a striker(Kone). I have no doubt however that not only has Vip knuckled down,, realised that Cullen was the only striker between him and a regular place, and upped his game the...
  4. Colin-swansea

    S25/26 | Official Match Thread | Swansea City 3 Nottingham Forest 2 | Att: 11,354 | The Carabao Cup 3rd Round

    Not sure if you are right regarding cup games being included in the season ticket. I can't remember any season when it happened, and what about the percentage a visiting team takes from the official attendance. FA Cup ties see both teams taking 40/45% each with the remainder going to the FA...
  5. Colin-swansea

    Dorus de Vries: The Keeper Who Wore Both Colours and Kept the Faith

    If my memory serves me right he wasn't that popular as he very rarely came off his line when defending set pieces. Having said that, for some reason fans didn't like Jason Scotland. 53 league and cup goals in two seasons. Hmm
  6. Colin-swansea

    Dorus de Vries: The Keeper Who Wore Both Colours and Kept the Faith

    wOne of a number of players spotted by scout Kevin Reeves playing in Scotland who once he settled in at Swansea became a fans' favourite, barking out orders like a Walrus behind a steady defensive back row governed by Ash Williams. The one aspect of his game he failed to conquer whilst playing...
  7. Colin-swansea

    Ronald

    I would have thought that any footballer of the calibre as Hull's Giles for producing telling crosses into our penalty are would have come under far more scrutiny than what we gave him. There's tucking in, but to continually leave one defender on his own and inviting the opposition to switch the...
  8. Colin-swansea

    Alan Sheehan.

    That challenge was just one of many that referee Webb failed to give while the blatant shirt pull on Ronald in injury time turned the game and led to Hull's equaliser. Sheahan is the ultimate backstop when it comes to criticism but for me the enormous change in the squad need time to gel...
  9. Colin-swansea

    Ronald

    Is it a coincidence that Ronald's form in front of goal from playing a more central role is to the detriment of him forgoing the defensive side of his game which at times last season he was called by some fans to replace Key at right full back. Four times I counted in the first half Hull...
  10. Colin-swansea

    Change at Forest

    A lot going on behind the scenes between the manager and the owner and it was all a matter of time before he was axed. Nuno will get another job, the owner will employ a new head coach, life goes on at Forest until the next time Forest's owner throws his toys out of the pram when the club's head...
  11. Colin-swansea

    Žan Vipotnik - Swansea’s Number 9

    Could it be that the higher quality of midfield player brought in this summer is making Vip look like a better player. Even though Ronald has been here a tad longer the pass from Vip to set Ronald up for the second goal at Wednesday was something not seen last season.
  12. Colin-swansea

    Paul Clement

    It seems that Clement is a better number two than being in charge of the backroom staff. The warning signs came at Derby but we(Jenkins) chose to ignore them.
  13. Colin-swansea

    Raising Funds

    Buying Fairwood falls into line with what was mentioned some weeks back about the 18's and 21's moving from Landore and being integrated with the first team training at Landore, while the younger age group teams remain at Landore. Having said that, Fairwood as a playing complex has been in...
  14. Colin-swansea

    Raising Funds

    Improving the calibre of player recruited - higher wages Increasing the infrastructure for re-academy upgrade, possible move towards Cat 1 Increasing the amount of hospitality on offer on matchday. Renting out hotels / restaurants in the city
  15. Colin-swansea

    The Swan Dive: why Swansea’s attendances have taken a plunge?

    The position of the Swansea.com stadium is possibly in the wrong place and thank goodness the stadium wasn’t built on the old steelworks site at Velindre as there would be a huge drop of fans lost to the game if that area had been chosen. Having said that there is very little available sites in...
  16. Colin-swansea

    The Swan Dive: why Swansea’s attendances have taken a plunge?

    The main point in your reply is that if you link a generation to every 20 years you can see that from 1960 to present day approximately 4 generations have grown up to either follow or walk away to other interests, all through a combination of lack of finance at the club, no direction in the...
  17. Colin-swansea

    The Swan Dive: why Swansea’s attendances have taken a plunge?

    As much as accuracy can be gained from comparing the sizes of both cities – Norwich and Swansea, for me as far as football support is concerned the true comparison can only be seen when you look at both club’s playing history – what divisions they played in, especially from the period of post...
  18. Colin-swansea

    The Summer Transfer Window Thread

    Based on the twelve years Tisdale was at Exeter he was much sought after and after joining MK Dons gained automatic promotion to League 1. After leaving the Dons following a bad run, he was at Bristol Rovers just three months after signing a two and half years contract. Following an advisory...
  19. Colin-swansea

    The Summer Transfer Window Thread

    Paul Tisdale isn't a poor manager, he just stayed at Exeter too long. He was good enough for Huw Jenkins to try to get twice as our manager.
  20. Colin-swansea

    The Missed Call That Matched a Legacy: Huw Jenkins, Leeds United, Dan James, and the Transfer That Never Was

    Regarding Dan's move to Man United, chairman at the time Trevor Birch, whatever fee was negotiated(£18M) it was paid in one instalment.

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