On paper you could argue that he has been a far more successful player than he has as a coach winning just a handful of those 99 games so far.
But that would belie the effort he has put in in simply keeping the club alive. In stepping in when everything disintegrated after relegation from the Premiserhip.
His big feat was in cajoling players to jump on board a ship that was taking in water and which many predicted would sink without trace. He also persuaded a few of us to join the Board and help him with his fight to keep his club going - Stabs in full flow is a difficult man to say "no" too!
Now at last he is getting some success on the pitch with three successive home wins rewarding the faithful, who have turned out week after week and season after season, to keep their club going.
Victory at Huddersfield may or may not be vital to keep us in North One. Only one club may end up going down... or it may even be as many as four! All depends on matters outside our control in other leagues and in play-offs on April 26.
Finishing third bottom would increase the odds in our favour .... but just as importantly a victory would give Stabs the reward he deserves.
There'll be a hundred or so West supporters at Lockwood Park to thanks Stabs for his efforts. What odds him getting the win with the last kick of the match?