Page is a son of Tylorstown, just four miles from Murphy’s birthplace of Pentre. They are from the same coalmining community, where a deep spirit is ingrained in its people.
Until now, Murphy was the only man ever to lead Wales to a World Cup, a remarkable achievement and yet one that merely slots alongside the plethora of exceptional contributions he made to the beautiful game.
Murphy was the man who kept the flag flying at United in the aftermath of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. And it was only because of his role as Wales manager that he was absent from that fateful trip to Belgrade.