Peterborough deny making illegal approach for Savage

Darragh MacAnthony has denied claims by Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince that Peterborough United made an illegal approach for manager Robbie Savage. Vince told BBC Radio Gloucestershire that he initially refused Peterborough permission to speak to Savage. He said he was forced to agree to the move after the League One side approached his former manager directly before appointing him on 2 October. "He's [Savage] a friend and it was very hard to say no, so I said 'fine, go and talk to them'," said Vince. "Peterborough themselves have covered themselves in no glory here.