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Wales manager Rob Page pulls out of live show appearance amid calls for him to be sacked

The Wales manager was due to appear on stage in Cardiff this month but has pulled out the day after a heavy loss to Slovakia

Rob Page, manager of Wales(Image: Football Association of Wales)

Rob Page has pulled out of a live show event in Cardiff amid increased pressure from fans over his position as Wales manager.

Page was booed by travelling supporters twice this week after his side endured a humiliating 0-0 draw against Gibraltar and a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Slovakia on Sunday night.

Sunday represented the final day of this month's international camp, but Page had committed to a live show appearance this month with his old Sheffield United manager, Neil Warnock.

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Warnock's show — One Last Time — hits the Vale Sports Arena on Penarth Road on June 21 and the former Cardiff City manager had announced special guests were going to form part of the show.

Ex-Cardiff captain Sean Morrison and Wales boss Page were announced on the bill. However, just hours after Wales's woeful performance in Trnava, it has been confirmed that Page has pulled out of the live show, instead being replaced by Warnock's long-term assistant Ronnie Jepson as well as Bluebirds fans' favourite Sol Bamba and current skipper Joe Ralls.

It comes amid calls for the FAW to consider Page's future after fans made their feelings clear after two dismal performances compounded Wales's inability to reach the Euros this summer, following their play-off final defeat by Poland on penalties.

And Page, who has two years left on his deal as Wales manager, himself even admitted that he knows fans want him to leave.

“They [fans] want me out. I completely understand. I’ve got to stay true to myself and focused on the job in hand. Everything else is out of my control," he told the BBC.

“I clapped them with the players and when the players walked, I made a point of going over to the supporters and saying ‘it’s on me’. I get the frustration. [I feel] low, disappointed, of course. I’m human at the end of the day and nobody wants to fail.”

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Page is set for conversations with FAW technical director Dave Adams, president Steve Williams and CEO Noel Mooney following a disappointing week.

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