JackArmy.net - Twenty-Five Years And Out

jackharris · 2026-04-25T22:35:17+0100

I think we will have an exciting season next season, it would be a shame if we were not able to come together to come up with some sort of positive solution.

cwmdonkinjack · 2026-04-25T22:47:45+0100

PSumbler said:
JackArmy.net - Twenty-Five Years And Out

Nobody could have foreseen, back on 1 July 2001, that when I took over the reins of this website it would still be here almost twenty‑five years later. Over t

jackarmy.net

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

Malaga · 2026-04-25T22:54:43+0100

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

Darran · 2026-04-25T23:58:13+0100

jackharris said:
I think we will have an exciting season next season, it would be a shame if we were not able to come together to come up with some sort of positive solution.

Great post.

Pegojack · 2026-04-26T07:58:13+0100

Malaga said:
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

What do you mean? I'm only 600km up the coast!

Swans Jack · 2026-04-26T09:40:56+0100

jackharris said:
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.

Smurph · 2026-04-26T10:03:19+0100

Swans Jack said:
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.

Malaga · 2026-04-26T10:18:03+0100

Pegojack said:
What do you mean? I'm only 600km up the coast!

I'll pop round for a

soon then

Smurph · 2026-04-26T10:22:50+0100

Malaga said:
I'll pop round for a soon then

We'll pick you up on the way to the end of season pool party at Pegos. We've reserved a seat on the bus for you.

jackharris · 2026-04-26T11:13:59+0100

Swans Jack said:
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.

exiledclaseboy · 2026-04-26T11:40:35+0100

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.

Neath_Jack · 2026-04-26T11:55:43+0100

exiledclaseboy said:
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?

exiledclaseboy · 2026-04-26T12:21:43+0100

Neath_Jack said:
Has he received your letter of request to transfer ownership yet?

I very much hope he’s not waiting for an email or the postman.

Swans Jack · 2026-04-26T12:32:15+0100

exiledclaseboy said:
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.

Personally from someone who works in marketing and is a business development role, it makes sense to seperate the forum from the site if time is not there (in my view) if there is no one to run the other side. . Fundamentally then the forum is running it self via moderators. I presume advertisement is somehow featured on the channel as I always see ones at the top. And that would be contributed to whatever. The social drive would be helping contribution factory to drive traffic and discussion to the forum directly. It's difficult to overly comment as we don't know ins and outs. But the amount of activity on this forum would be wasted.

Swans Jack · 2026-04-26T12:40:59+0100

jackharris said:
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.

Thanks for that. The Indy a few years ago went away from the exclusive route of news as it had its flaws. Good or bad. And now leans mote into insight and discussion. It fundamentally meant you wasnt chasing your tail. I think if the forum was its own entity, it's the platform then for what it is, opinions and views. And a platform to share such news from other outlets to discuss. If Jack Army Net can't be the site for exclusive news or regular insight then it needs to lean into its biggest asset that not even the Indy in all respect gets. And that's the volume of chat. The question then remains if this is a project for those who love the Swans or can it also be beneficial to those working as well in some compacity. That doesn't mean throwing a 100 adverts on the site, but does mean working closely with said outlets that benefits the people on the site and the people running it.

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