Evening Telegraph (First Edition)

Fans urge Coleman to stay on

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CHRIS Coleman says he remains in the dark over his future even though he believes he is the man to take Wales forward.

Coleman was in charge for the 49th time as Panama’s stoppage-time equaliser denied Wales victory in a 1-1 draw in Cardiff.

The f ocus now t urns t o whether Coleman can agree a new deal to remain as manager, with the 47-year-old seeking certain guarantees from the Football Associatio­n of Wales over his backroom staff.

Those talks are expected to resume this week and Coleman — the most successful manager in Wales’ history after guiding them to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 — admits he is unable to predict the outcome.

“I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen,” Coleman said. “I don’t know if that’s my last game yet or not.”

Wales fans at the Cardiff City Stadium left the FAW hierarchy in no doubt as to what they want to happen. They showed their support for Coleman from the first minute as they urged him to stay.

Wales looked on course for victory throughTom Lawrence’s 75th-minute strike, only for Armando Cooper to equalise.

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