The FA of Wales have historically been among the most loyal employers in football.
Through tough times, they backed Bobby Gould, Mark Hughes, John Toshack and Chris Coleman amid a public clamour for their heads. Yes, even Cookie faced the heat ahead of the Euro 2016 magic carpet ride. The FAW hierarchy stood by their manager - and look how they, and an entire Welsh nation, were rewarded.
Given what history tells us, and despite the mounting pressure he is facing, the reality is we can't expect Rob Page to be going anywhere soon. He was handed a four-year contract just nine months ago.
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That was a decision which, shall we say politely, raised a few eyebrows at the time.
But Wales, thanks mainly to Gareth Bale, had just qualified for the World Cup, there had been a lot of uncertainty over Ryan Giggs, Page had done his bit to help the FAW handle an extremely difficult and unique situation reasonably well. I'm told they would have felt under pressure had they not rewarded Page.
Of course, we can question whether four years, rather than two, was the correct call, but that was the thinking behind the FAW decision at the time.
Less than a year on, Wales are in trouble. The 2-0 loss in Turkey means there has been just one solitary win in the 12 matches played since those terms were drawn up for Page's new contract.
Page is quite correct in pointing to the quality of the opposition during this horror run, Netherlands, Belgium and England among the teams he named. But Wales have also lost to Iran, Armenia and home to Poland, the kind of opposition you suspect they would have beaten with Coleman, or Giggs, in charge.
As things stand, our Euro 2024 hopes hang by a slim thread. This cannot carry on. Something needs to give.
Page is under pressure, but armed with a four-year contract he won't be going anywhere any time soon. So he needs help, and he could do a lot worse than ask Osian Roberts to return to the fold and help guide these players through troubled waters.
For many, Roberts was the power behind the throne during the march to the Euro semi-finals, helping to devise the tactics and providing the know-how which enabled Wales not only to negate strong opposition, but to flourish themselves with some wonderful free-flowing football.
He also brought in the structure which enables Wales to spot young talent quickly, often snatch it from England's clutches. Having been in charge of the age grade system for years, he probably knows the current crop of youngsters as well as anyone.
Having done a similar job with Morocco, who subsequently marched to the World Cup semi-finals, and also worked next to Patrick Vieira in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, Roberts' football experience has become even greater since he left Wales.
His passion for Welsh football success burns as deeply as that of anybody. Wales are in a pickle. They need a brilliant coach. Roberts could help provide the organisation and tactical acumen which appears to be missing at times.
Page argues Wales were even-stevens with Turkey until Joe Morrell's red card. I'm not so sure? You sensed it would always be a case of hanging on and hoping for a 0-0 draw at best, but that they were likely to crack under second-half Turkish pressure.
And it's irrelevant anyway. Morrell was sent off for a rash challenge. Under Page, Wales have had three red cards in the last six matches. Is discipline cracking amid the poor run of results?
Recent performances have not been great. Wales got out of jail in Croatia and hardly put Latvia to the sword at Cardiff City Stadium.
The World Cup showings against Iran and England were pretty ordinary, the tournament was preceded by three successive Nations League losses including a disappointing home defeat to Poland.
For those of us who have been concerned about the downward trajectory, these back-to-back Euro showings against Armenia and Turkey have not overly surprised, albeit no-one actually expected Wales to concede four goals at home in the first of those matches!
We have enjoyed a truly golden era for the Wales national team which has seen history made and the greatest player most of us have seen in a red shirt elevate the side to extraordinary heights. Gareth Bale was clearly past his best come the World Cup play-offs with Austria and Ukraine, but he was still able to produce the moments of magic that made the difference.
It's wrong to say Bale carried the team, or papered over the cracks, but he was always the point of difference. If Wales were under the cosh in a game, peak Bale would suddenly carry the ball forward 40 yards to torment the opposition defence, score a wonder goal, produce a sublime free-kick, or rise majestically to head home from a corner.
One of the best three footballers in the world, his presence - and brilliance - ensured Wales were always in the fight. Bale changed mindsets. Wales won matches they would previously have drawn, drew games they would previously have lost.
How Wales coped post-Bale was always going to be a major issue and Page is facing up to the stark reality of that right at this moment in time. To be fair, any manager would.
The current run has even led to comparisons with the Bobby Gould regime between 1995-99, albeit that's a little cruel.
However, what Page cannot afford to do is put his head in the sand, make excuses, and thus let this drift further. Wales need to regroup, re-think and plan a full on assault at the remaining four Euro qualifiers away to Latvia and Armenia and at home to Croatia and Turkey.
By the time those crunch fixtures come around Page needs to hope Brennan Johnson has started the Premier League season on fire, Aaron Ramsey, Neco Williams, Dan James and Harry Wilson are flourishing, Joe Rodon has rediscovered some club form and that one of his goalkeepers is getting regular game time.
He probably needs to go back to basics, five at the back, devise a system which makes Wales mean and hard to beat again - and hope to snatch some one-nils. Not having Gareth Bale there makes that task infinitely more onerous, but Wales aren't going to blow teams apart. They did briefly under Giggs, but those days are gone.
Wales have to be more defensively resilient, horrible to play against, and hope their stellar players can produce two or three smash and grab wins which will enable them to go into their final game needing victory at Cardiff City Stadium to qualify. Hmm, we've been here before, I seem to think.
Whilst the current doom and gloom is totally understandable, there are still plenty of points to play for. With two teams qualifying, and the play-offs as a back door route, no-one should give up on the Euro 2024 dream yet.
But Wales, the players and Page himself need help to turn this around.
In the circumstances, a call to Osian Roberts wouldn't be the worst one Page could make right at this moment in time.
