: Sun May 24, 2009 1:12 pm  

posted a comment about him after we played the chemics in the kralius cup game in which he has a very good game. he looks like he has a lot of potential to make the step up to s.l i.m.o

: Mon May 25, 2009 12:30 am  

St pete wrote:

If James gets injured next year then our props will be bryn and ostik.

Sounds good to me

The Brynostickolution!!!!

: Mon May 25, 2009 6:37 am  

Duke Eddington wrote:

The Brynostickolution!!!!

What will we call them .....BOSTIK 1 and BOSTIK 2 (hope he has hands to match his name.

: Tue May 26, 2009 11:54 am  

He has stood out for Widnes this year. He looks better than Sam Thompson so I guess there would be little point resigning him (as rumoured) when we can get Ostick.

I think everyone on here agrees that we could do with some props.

: Tue May 26, 2009 11:56 am  

Noel Cleal wrote:

He has stood out for Widnes this year. He looks better than Sam Thompson so I guess there would be little point resigning him (as rumoured) when we can get Ostick.

I think everyone on here agrees that we could do with some props.

Sam Thompson is shizer!!!!

: Tue May 26, 2009 3:57 pm  

Ashmeister wrote:

Sam Thompson is shizer!!!!

Thompson isn’t even that good.


Ostick is a bit of an enigma really. He wasn’t deemed as good enough to continue here (the club were going release him) until they realised he still had another year left on his contract.

He has performed well though. He’s shown more aggression than both Ben Kavangh and Sam Thompson and his work rate and attitude has been spot on, which is more than I can say for Sam Thompson.

He lacks bulk though, and this can make his forward drives ineffective against a big pack. He’s no James Graham, and never will be. I’d say he’ll end up in the back row at some SL club or other in the future.

It is disappointing, if we lose yet another of our academy players, but we have a couple of young props waiting in the wings that are probably better than Ostick anyway so most Widnes fans, whilst disappointed, aren’t too fussed.

Good luck to him. Playing alongside a player like JG could be the making of him.

: Tue May 26, 2009 5:22 pm  

Seriously weve had some very good players from Saints over the years but Thompson is shocking.

: Tue May 26, 2009 6:41 pm  

Whats with the negative vibes re Thompson? Last I heard he was going to move back up to Super League on loan either with us or Quins?

: Tue May 26, 2009 6:51 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Whats with the negative vibes re Thompson? Last I heard he was going to move back up to Super League on loan either with us or Quins?

He’s lazy and switches off, so making constant unforced errors. He’s a big lad, but lacks aggression. His defence is woeful, even when he can be bothered to try it. Most of the trys against us have come when he and Kavanagh are on the field. We were much better when Gannon and Ostick were partnering.

I’d be more than grateful to any club that wants to take him off our hands.

: Tue May 26, 2009 6:51 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Whats with the negative vibes re Thompson? Last I heard he was going to move back up to Super League on loan either with us or Quins?

Shizer and people think the likes of Bannister have bad influences off the pitch. Thompson beats them all, absolute penis!