Savage’s Posh revolution begins in earnest with a return to old club Leicester
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · By Kieran Lyle
Robbie Savage has never done anything quietly, and his arrival at Peterborough United has certainly got people talking. The former Wales midfielder and BBC pundit was appointed head coach on 2 October on a “long-term” contract, and his first game in charge was an emphatic 4–1 EFL Trophy win over Ipswich Under-21s on Tuesday night.
Posh scored four goals in nine first-half minutes. Harry Leonard scored twice, one of them a penalty, while Harry Ashfield and Ethan Williams also found the net. There was more good news as Declan Frith and Matt Garbett returned from injury. The crowd was 1,997, and the win took Posh into the knockout stages.
Savage has made his intentions clear. “I am not a manager who is going to want my teams to pass the ball around the back and chalk up 600 passes every game, we are going to go for it,” he said. He summed up his philosophy simply: “I would rather win games 5–4 than 1–0.”
He also accepts that not everyone is convinced. “I understand there will be people out there with reservations,” he told The Guardian. Chairman Darragh MacAnthony, though, is thrilled. “Excitement is the word I can use,” he said. “A word I personally haven’t used about our football club for too long.”
This is Savage’s first job in the EFL. He previously managed Macclesfield and then Forest Green Rovers, who finished seventh in the National League last season. He will continue to co-host BBC 5 Live’s 606 programme. Caretaker Ryan Harley stays on as his assistant.
The task is a big one. Luke Williams was sacked on 19 September with Posh 23rd, and they are still there. They have five points from eight games, with one win, two draws and five defeats. Their recent form reads L D L D L L. Peter Swan, writing for BBC Sport, pointed out that they have scored only four league goals, the fewest in the division, and have won just two of their past 23 league games, going back into last season. Key players have also been sold.
The last two league games were defeats. Doncaster won 2–0 at Peterborough on 19 September, and Posh lost 1–0 at Stockport on 26 September. The home game against Notts County on 3 October was postponed.
Now comes Savage’s first league game, and it could hardly be more fitting. Peterborough travel to Leicester City on Saturday 10 October, where Savage made 204 appearances as a player. Leicester are possession specialists, and Savage has promised the “total opposite” approach.
After that, Burton visit for a 12:30 kick-off on 17 October, before Posh travel to Huddersfield on Tuesday 20 October and Bromley on 24 October. There is also a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at Bradford on Tuesday 27 October, and Luton visit on 31 October. A fans’ forum with Savage has also been confirmed.
Supporters have waited a long time to feel excited again. If Savage can turn his attacking ideas into goals, Posh could soon be climbing.
Weston Homes Stadium · London Road · PE2 8AL · diagram roughly to scale
London Road is still the name most travelling supporters use, even though the ground is officially the Weston Homes Stadium. It sits just south of the River Nene in Fletton, a short hop from Peterborough station and the city centre. Capacity is about 13,500. It is a traditional four-sided English ground rather than a bowl: two long stands on the touchlines and a stand behind each goal.
Away fans are usually in Blocks A and B of the King Power Solutions Stand on the north side — the old Main Stand. That allocation is around 1,800 across upper and lower tiers, with turnstiles 2 to 4. You sit roughly level with the east penalty area, not behind a goal. Views are generally fine, but pillars catch some seats and the upper tier still has wooden benches. Leg room is tight. For bigger followings the club sometimes opens the GH Display Stand behind the east goal as well, so check your ticket before you travel.
The west goal stands in front of the London Road End, the covered home rail-seating end (2,175) that remains the loudest part of the ground. The east goal stands in front of the single-tier GH Display Stand (2,557), the 2014 replacement for the old Moy’s End terrace. Along the south touchline is the two-tier Meerkat Family Stand, the largest structure at 4,637, opened in the mid-1990s with boxes between the tiers. Opposite it, the north Main Stand is older, houses directors, media, the shop and ticket office, and still feels like a 1950s grandstand.
Expect an uneven, close-quarters matchday rather than a modern arena. The pitch is 102 by 69 yards, so the rectangle in the diagram is longer east–west than north–south, with the south stand the deepest building. Home noise concentrates in the west end. If you are in the north-east corner you will hear it coming across the pitch rather than sitting in it. Most away supporters stand throughout anyway, which helps in the wooden upper rows.
Facilities in the away section are basic: small concourses, limited toilets and modest catering. Eat and drink in town first if you can. The Cherry Tree on Oundle Road has a long reputation for mixing home and away fans before kick-off. Street parking around the ground is tight and the club does not offer a large on-site car park for supporters; Pleasure Fair Meadow and other nearby council parks are the usual options. Peterborough station is walkable in about twenty minutes, or a short taxi.
Stewarding is generally straightforward. Segregation is along the north stand rather than a full end, so you will share a roof with home supporters a few blocks west. Keep an eye on kick-off notes: when demand is high the GH Display Stand behind the east goal can become part of the away allocation, which puts you properly behind the net. When it is not, you watch the east goal from an angle.
London Road will not wow you with glass and concourse screens. What it does offer is a proper old League ground: four distinct stands, a noisy home end behind one goal, a modern family stand on the far touchline, and an away corner that still has wooden seats. Arrive early, check whether your ticket is Main Stand or GH Display, and you will have a clear idea of which goal you are looking at before the first whistle.