Fortunately he's changed his mind and will line up in an unchanged team in Wakefield on Saturday.
It's another big game and Stabs's influence on the pitch will be vital. His normally safe hands deserted him last week - hence his frustration - and he was not alone. Both Jamie Connolly and Allan Milne are equally frustrated by simple errors. We can't afford a sports psychologist but, if we had one, he would probably put it all down to trying too hard.
Sandal have even more problems than we do but managed 14 points at Driffield last week but conceded 29.
They frequently struggle to get a side on the pitch at and have particular problems getting a front row together. They have already been docked two points, with another two almost certain to be imposed, and so far they haven't won a game which puts them six points behind us.
Sandal is an excellent club and nobody at West is enjoying seeing them struggle to meet fixtures. Let's hope they can get through this season and regroup next year.
But they will be as keen to beat us as we are to beat them. So it promises to be hard grind but a major boost to whoever wins.
Our only change will be on the bench where Baggsy is unavailable. Dave Ince takes over as second row cover with Chocky serving the last game of his ban.
West Hodgson, Barff, Milne, Connolly, Thomas, Stabler, Tighe,Painter, Cullinane, Robinson, Rudd, White, Tones, Sawyer, Bennett.
Reps: Ince, Dono, Geritz