Forest Green launch legal action over Savage approach

Savage joined Forest Green Rovers after a successful stint at the then-seventh tier Macclesfield FC - the phoenix club formed after Macclesfield Town was wound up in 2020.

During his time with the Silkmen, the club sealed promotion to National League North, scoring 109 goals and winning 109 points.

When he arrived in Gloucestershire in July 2025, he went on to guide Forest Green to the play-offs with the campaign ending in defeat to Boreham Wood.

It would turn out to be his only full season in charge, with Savage leaving the club on 2 October, with them sitting 13th after 11 matches.

At the time, Vince told BBC Radio Gloucestershire that he initially refused Peterborough permission to speak to Savage but relented after he said the club approached him directly.

"Peterborough themselves have covered themselves in no glory here. They came to us and said, 'We would like to speak to your manager,'" he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire 10 days after the appointment.

"We said no, and so they spoke to him, and then he came to us and said, 'I hear Peterborough want to speak to me.' So, that's an illegal approach."

Posh chairman Darren MacAnthony hit back against the claims, writing on X that the process to appoint a new manager was "100% correct and proper, following all the rules".

Since joining Peterborough, Savage's record has been two wins, two draws and two losses in all competitions.