"All I can say to you Posh fans... you lucky people!" Barry Fry's association with Peterborough United spans more than 30 memorable years, and at Friday's unveiling of Robbie Savage as Posh's new boss, Fry predicted the club's next chapter would be anything but dull. For Savage, it is a first foray into management at an EFL side - so what should supporters expect from Luke Williams' successor? There can be few managerial ascents quite like it.
A little over two years ago, 51-year-old Savage had been appointed at seventh-tier Northern Premier League Premier Division side Macclesfield FC - the phoenix club formed after Macclesfield Town was wound up in 2020. His only season in charge was a roaring success with 109 goals, and 109 points sealing promotion to National League North. But Savage would take the Silkmen no further.
The former Wales midfielder, who played for Leicester, Derby, Blackburn and Birmingham among others during his playing career, joined National League side Forest Green Rovers in July 2025. In his only full season in charge, he guided the Gloucestershire side to the play-offs with the campaign ultimately ending at the hands of Boreham Wood. As Savage departs, Forest Green sit 13th after 11 matches, with four wins, three draws and four defeats.
But for the man himself - just 836 days on from starting his management career with the Silkmen in the seventh tier - he is now a League One boss. "Excitement is the word I can use to describe the appointment of Robbie Savage as our new manager," Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony said. "His personality, character and mindset is something we need top to bottom.
Nobody will work harder to get us up and running again than Robbie. "The board were blown away by him in an extensive interview and his hunger to fix our issues and get confidence back into our talented squad is what I am most excited by." Peterborough appoint Forest Green boss Savage BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Forest Green reporter Paul Furley said the most appropriate buzzword for Savage's style of football was "relentless". That certainly tallies with how Savage wants his teams to play.
Speaking at his unveiling as Posh boss, he said he loves "entertaining, attacking football, that is my belief. I would rather win games 5-4 than 1-0." Reflecting on Savage's 15 months at Forest Green, Furley said: "He [Savage] loves a 4-2-3-1 formation. "In his only full season at the club, their goals scored up went up from 69 to 82 compared with the previous season.
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