Adrian Durham defends Robbie Savage over ‘complete lies’ about Peterborough boss’ commitment

Robbie Savage’s commitment to his role as Peterborough United manager has been defended amid growing fan criticism. The Posh boss has come under fire for continuing with his media duties despite the League One club’s poor recent from. Savage’s side have failed to win any of their last six matches in all competitions since his tenure started with back-to-back victories. A third successive defeat came on Saturday as Peterborough were thrashed 5-0 at home by Reading in the first round of the FA Cup. Savage defended by Durham It followed social media speculation surrounding Savage’s work as a pundit for TNT Sports earlier in the week. The 52-year-old provided co-commentary during the Champions League clash between AEK Athens and Real Madrid on Wednesday. He was then on punditry duty for Friday’s FA Cup tie between Oxford City and Leicester City on the eve of Posh’s clash with Reading. His TV appearances led some fans to claim he had not been at training since Tuesday. However, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham has shut down those suggestions with a social media post of his own. Writing on X, the Peterborough fan explained: “Fans can question what they want, no problem with that, but they need to get their facts right first. “Saying he’s missed training and that he was in Athens are two complete lies.” Savage did not travel to Greece to cover Real Madrid’s win in Athens, instead providing commentary from a studio in the UK. talkSPORT verdict The matter remained up for debate on Monday’s Breakfast show between Gabby Agbonlahor , Ally McCoist and Katie Shanahan. Following the latest supporter criticism, Agbonlahor admitted: “I think for me, when it’s all going rosy and you’re winning games, no one’s going to talk about it. “But when you are losing games and you lose 5-0, you’re not a manager that’s working in the National League, you’re working in League One, Peterborough. “I feel like you have to give up your media gigs that you’ve got. I know there’s contracts involved, but when it’s not going rosy, you want your manager to be doing extra work at the training ground… “Not going off to do other games, having an opinion on Premier League games, working for the radio. That’s my point of view.” Savage’s Peterborough tenure Savage was appointed by Peterborough , replacing Luke Williams in the dugout after leaving National League side Forest Green Rovers. Having won his first two matches, his side’s form has since slumped with two draws and four defeats in their last six. Those results include two losses in League One, where Posh find themselves 22nd in the table and two points from safety. Peterborough have not played lower than the third-tier of English football since 2008. They are set to return to action in the EFL Trophy against Luton Town on November 17 after this weekend’s league meeting with Oxford United was postponed due to international call-ups .