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Forest Green allow Savage to talk to another club

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Kitchen, S., & Hurcom, S. (2026, September 28). Forest Green allow Savage to talk to another club. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c68xkzw9r7rko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-09-28 · by Steve Kitchen, Sophie Hurcom

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Forest Green Rovers have permitted their manager, Robbie Savage, to speak with another club as speculation grows about his potential move to Peterborough United for their vacant managerial position. Forest Green confirmed Savage will not manage Tuesday's game against Wealdstone while negotiations are ongoing. Savage, who took charge of Forest Green in July 2025 and previously managed Macclesfield Town, has led the team to a seventh-place finish last season but currently sits at 12th place with four wins out of ten matches this season.
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Forest Green Rovers have given manager Robbie Savage permission to speak to another club, amid speculation linking him to Peterborough United. The National League side stated that Savage would not be coaching for Tuesday's home game against Wealdstone. Savage previously managed non-league Macclesfield Town before joining Forest Green on 1 July 2025. Last season, under his guidance, Forest Green finished in seventh place but were eliminated from the playoffs. This season, they currently sit at 12th with four wins, two draws, and four losses after ten matches. Peterborough recently dismissed Luke Williams due to a poor start to their League One campaign and are now searching for a new manager.

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Who wrote this

Steve Kitchen
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The National League side added that Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's game at home to Wealdstone.
2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Forest Green allow Savage to talk to another club
The only article under this byline in the corpus.
Sophie Hurcom
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The National League side added that Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's game at home to Wealdstone.
2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Forest Green allow Savage to talk to another club
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Forest Green Forest Green Rovers National League Peterborough United Wealdstone

Subjects

Savage PERSON · 3× Forest Green ORG · 2× BBC Radio ORG · 1× Forest Green Rovers ORG · 1× Gloucestershire GPE · 1× National League ORG · 1× Peterborough United ORG · 1× Posh ORG · 1× Robbie Savage PERSON · 1× Wealdstone ORG · 1×

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The 51-year-old, who played as a midfielder for clubs including Derby County, Birmingham City, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers, guided Forest Green to seventh in the table last season but they were beaten in the play-off eliminators.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 The National League side added that Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's game at home to Wealdstone.
2026-09-28 · BBC News
Forest Green allow Savage to talk to another club · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Forest Green Rovers have given manager Robbie Savage permission to speak to another club, amid speculation linking him to the vacant role at Peterborough United. asserted
Rovers → publish → United
The National League side added that Savage would not be in the dugout for Tuesday night's game at home to Wealdstone. asserted
Savage → add → Wealdstone
Asked on Saturday whether he had any contact from Posh, Savage did not deny the speculation but said he did not know if there had been contact from the club. asserted
he → ask → club
"I don't know, I've got a game to prepare for and I'm really excited to watch my team," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire. asserted
he → know → Radio
Former Wales international Savage was appointed at Forest Green on 1 July 2025, having previously managed non-league Macclesfield Town. asserted
Savage → appoint → Town
The 51-year-old, who played as a midfielder for clubs including Derby County, Birmingham City, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers, guided Forest Green to seventh in the table last season but they were beaten in the play-off eliminators. asserted
they → play → eliminators
This season they sit 12th after 10 matches, with four wins, two draws and four defeats. asserted
they → sit → wins
Peterborough are looking for a new manager after sacking Luke Williams on 19 September following a poor start to the season. asserted
Peterborough → look → season
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