Dale Vince interview turns into extraordinary clash with Simon Jordan after Robbie Savage allegation

Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince accused Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony of tapping up Robbie Savage before an extraordinary row with Simon Jordan. Vince joined talkSPORT’s White and Jordan on Thursday to make the allegations as the managerial saga took a fresh twist. Things then got personal with former Crystal Palace owner Jordan as the two traded barbs live on air. Forest Green’s activist millionaire owner said he refused permission for the League One club to speak with Savage, only to then reluctantly agree after Posh approached the former Leicester and Blackburn midfielder directly. National League club Forest Green released a statement in September saying they had given permission for Savage to speak to Peterborough, who had sacked Luke Williams. Posh chairman MacAnthony has always denied the accusations, previously writing on X that the process to appoint a new manager was ‘100 per cent correct and proper, following all the rules’. But the story has now taken a new turn, with Vince claiming MacAnthony was more involved than he has let on.   “What I need to say to you is that I was wrong,” Vince said on White and Jordan. “I was wrong to think that Posh approached our manager after we refused permission. And I was wrong to think Darragh may not know what’s happening at his own club. “I recently found out that the first approach to Robbie came before we were asked permission and it was made by Darragh himself.” Vince added: “It was a phone call to our manager after our game against Boston. It would’ve been a week before the first approach from Posh to us to ask for permission. So before they asked for permission, the approach had been made.” Vince later added that Savage himself had made the revelations to him. MacAnthony is yet to respond to the new claims, but has always maintained the proper process was followed. Forest Green will not appoint a new manager and instead be led by the coaching trio of Josh Bowen, Yan Klukowski and Jonathan Gould. Jordan vs Vince The interview then descended into a war of words between co-host Jordan and Vince. There was clearly no love lost between the pair as they traded insults. Jordan : “So what’s the sanction?” Vince : “I thought you were the expert on football.” Jordan : “I’m asking you because you’re currently in the game. I don’t know what the sanction was. If I knew what the sanction was, I wouldn’t be asking you, would I?” Vince : “I have no idea Simon.” Jordan : “I think that’s probably consistent with a lot of things in your life. But the point is, if you’re going to make an allegation against someone, you want someone to be consequenced, surely you must have a view of the sanction.” Vince : “What’s your problem?” Jordan : “I don’t have a problem, Dale. If you want to be facetious, I can be equally facetious back.” Vince : “Truthfully Simon, I didn’t come here to talk to you. I came here to talk to Jim.” Jordan : “Well, you’re talking to me as well.” Vince : “You’re an unfortunate consequence.” Jordan : “We have something in common then.” Watch the full exchange via the video player at the top of this page.