Forest Green grant Savage permission to speak to another club amid Peterborough speculation

Forest Green Rovers have given manager Robbie Savage permission to speak to another club amid speculation linking him with the vacant job at Peterborough United. BBC Sport's account of Forest Green's announcement does not identify the club involved, leaving Peterborough as a speculative destination.

Savage to miss Wealdstone dugout

Forest Green also said Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's home game against Wealdstone, according to the report. That is the confirmed position for the National League side's fixture, with no replacement for him identified in the supplied account.

The announcement gives permission for Savage to speak to another club, but does not establish that he has left his Forest Green role. Nor does the report establish that discussions have begun or that an appointment elsewhere has been agreed.

Peterborough vacancy and reported response

Asked on Saturday about possible contact from Peterborough, Savage did not deny the speculation. However, BBC Sport reported that he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire he did not know whether there had been contact from the club. His response therefore supplied no confirmation of Peterborough contact.

Peterborough United are looking for a new manager after sacking Luke Williams on 19 September following a poor start to the season. At the time of BBC Sport's report, they were 23rd in League One, having recorded just one win in eight league games.

Savage's Forest Green tenure

Savage, a former Wales international, was appointed Forest Green manager on 1 July 2025. He had previously managed non-league Macclesfield Town, according to BBC Sport's account of his managerial background before taking the Forest Green job.

Last season, Savage guided Forest Green to seventh in the table. Their campaign then ended with defeat in the play-off eliminators, leaving that seventh-place finish followed by an unsuccessful play-off appearance on his record at the club.

This season, Forest Green were 12th after 10 matches when the report was published. Their results across those opening fixtures comprised four wins, two draws and four defeats. Those figures describe Forest Green's National League campaign, while the vacancy with which Savage has been linked is at League One Peterborough.