Out if contract osprey players any takers?

 Barry Davies
Richard Fussell
Nikki Walker
Huw Bennett
Cai Griffiths
Sonny Parker
Tom Smith
Chancey Otoole
Ken Dowding

Possibly Banwen reserves?

Bennett should goto France and take the cash. Walker should play in Scotland to get more caps he is class. Barry the boot is proving rather useful this season though.

Banwen reserves they struggling to field a 1st team !!

Hmmm, we need some prop forwards , a decent new lock , a decent scrum half . Will swap you um...Ben Castle, Wayne Evans and a slightly damaged Tom Willis

Sounds like Wales is ready for that 5th region - get Hook, Byrne and Henson back, and they can be called the North Walian Oranges

Scotland would only try and nick em

Nah, we had Walker and he was gash

At ulster we'll have bowe back in the summer, I think.

Kingshu wrote:At ulster we'll have bowe back in the summer, I think.

I think so too, the Ospreys need to let a lot of players go if they are to meet the £3.5M wage budget.
I can see a mass exodius of players leaving all the regions at the end of the season, France will be chucking dynamite in the channel tunnel at the amount of Welsh assylum seekers coming over there to find work in rugby!

Munkian,

Evans is just out of form at the moment every player has dips, I would keep him and hope he regains it.

Not a big Griffiths fan but can't be worse than what we currently have and with exteneded game time who knows.

Don't need Fussell back he went there cos thought we weren't good enough for him so he can stick it.

Is Tommy Bowe's contract not up at the end of this season too? We'll take him off your hands...

I know Evans was good , I'm annoyed we keep playing him out of form though

Mickado wrote:Is Tommy Bowe's contract not up at the end of this season too? We'll take him off your hands...

Feck off he's ours!....

Tommy's contract is up but there is an extra year extension option.

No idea what the triggers are for that extension for the player or the club though

Munkian,

At the moment though our only other option is Bedford and I would rather an out of form Evans than him.

Form will come back but only if you had it in first place.

True. If he pulls his finger out hopefully our backs will start firing again

Mickado wrote:Is Tommy Bowe's contract not up at the end of this season too? We'll take him off your hands...

Sorry Mickado, I got there first and baggsied him, (thats how rugby transfers work).

Will Ospreys wings be experienced enough by the end of this season for H-cup next year without Bowe and Williams?

Kingshu wrote:

Mickado wrote:Is Tommy Bowe's contract not up at the end of this season too? We'll take him off your hands...

Sorry Mickado, I got there first and baggsied him, (thats how rugby transfers work).

I see that now. not even a double stamp no erasies’s can undo a baggsie. Dammit, rookie error.
You win this round…

Williams is with the o's till 2013 same a bowe so both got another season left by then dirksen , e.walker, phillips, prydie and one who could leap ftog over all of them luke morgan will all be more experienced and ready

I doubt Phillips or Walker will be ready. Every single game i've seen them play for the Ospreys they've looked out of their depth. Prydie i hope can really kick on now and grow into that fullback role for us. Can't see it happening soon but one for the future nonetheless. Dirksen on the other hand is coming a long very nicely and i'd like to see him start some more.

Barry Davies - yes please, for the Scarlets.
Richard Fussell - ditto
Nikki Walker - No
Huw Bennett - No
Cai Griffiths - No
Sonny Parker - No
Tom Smith - No
Chancey Otoole - That's a made up name right?
Ken Dowding - No.