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Robbie Savage the panto villain puts scepticism aside to leave Leicester reeling

Peterborough’s new boss has long been a divisive figure but a stunning 3-1 win at struggling former club offered a glimpse of his fearless philosophy It felt as though the stars had aligned when Robbie Savage’s first League One match in charge of Peterborough – his first EFL managerial role – happened to be at Leicester. He made his name here and forged a divisive and enduring reputation that has kept him a permanent fixture in English football. Savage has long been a joker figure – an image born in his playing days, when he hurtled around midfields with long blond hair bouncing, launching into challenges that at one point made him the most booked player in Premier League history. A pantomime villain, a prankster and an eccentric who was once fined £10,000 by the Football Association – and two weeks’ wages by Leicester – for using referee Graham Poll’s

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Robbie Savage the panto villain puts scepticism aside to leave Leicester reeling

Peterborough’s new boss has long been a divisive figure but a stunning 3-1 win at struggling former club offered a glimpse of his fearless philosophy It felt as though the stars had aligned when Robbie Savage’s first…

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