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Glasgow Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Robbie Savage signs two-year deal to remain Macclesfield manager
Savage doubles as a director of the Silkmen, with the former Leicester, Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder having helped his friend Robert Smethurst relaunch the club after Macclesfield Town were wound up in 2020. ✍️ Robbie Savage locked in until 2027 🤝 The Silkmen Manager and Director agrees a two year deal to stay with Macclesfield Football Club until 2027. Robert Smethurst 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey… — Macclesfield FC (C) (@thesilkmen) May 17, 2025 In his first season as manager Macclesfield have stormed to promotion, sealing the Northern Premier League title with six games to spare and piling up 109 points from 42 games, with Savage continuing his punditry work alongside management. Macclesfield's success led to interest from other clubs – Savage said in March he had received at least one offer to manage at a higher level – but the former Wales international's attachment to the Silkmen has proved decisive. Smethurst said: 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey continues.'
Rhyl Journal
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Robbie Savage signs two-year deal to remain Macclesfield manager
Savage doubles as a director of the Silkmen, with the former Leicester, Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder having helped his friend Robert Smethurst relaunch the club after Macclesfield Town were wound up in 2020. ✍️ Robbie Savage locked in until 2027 🤝 The Silkmen Manager and Director agrees a two year deal to stay with Macclesfield Football Club until 2027. Robert Smethurst 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey… — Macclesfield FC (C) (@thesilkmen) May 17, 2025 In his first season as manager Macclesfield have stormed to promotion, sealing the Northern Premier League title with six games to spare and piling up 109 points from 42 games, with Savage continuing his punditry work alongside management. Macclesfield's success led to interest from other clubs – Savage said in March he had received at least one offer to manage at a higher level – but the former Wales international's attachment to the Silkmen has proved decisive. Smethurst said: 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey continues.'
North Wales Chronicle
18-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Robbie Savage signs two-year deal to remain Macclesfield manager
Savage doubles as a director of the Silkmen, with the former Leicester, Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder having helped his friend Robert Smethurst relaunch the club after Macclesfield Town were wound up in 2020. ✍️ Robbie Savage locked in until 2027 🤝 The Silkmen Manager and Director agrees a two year deal to stay with Macclesfield Football Club until 2027. Robert Smethurst 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey… — Macclesfield FC (C) (@thesilkmen) May 17, 2025 In his first season as manager Macclesfield have stormed to promotion, sealing the Northern Premier League title with six games to spare and piling up 109 points from 42 games, with Savage continuing his punditry work alongside management. Macclesfield's success led to interest from other clubs – Savage said in March he had received at least one offer to manage at a higher level – but the former Wales international's attachment to the Silkmen has proved decisive. Smethurst said: 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey continues.'
South Wales Guardian
17-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Robbie Savage signs two-year deal to remain Macclesfield manager
Savage doubles as a director of the Silkmen, with the former Leicester, Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder having helped his friend Robert Smethurst relaunch the club after Macclesfield Town were wound up in 2020. ✍️ Robbie Savage locked in until 2027 🤝 The Silkmen Manager and Director agrees a two year deal to stay with Macclesfield Football Club until 2027. Robert Smethurst 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey… — Macclesfield FC (C) (@thesilkmen) May 17, 2025 In his first season as manager Macclesfield have stormed to promotion, sealing the Northern Premier League title with six games to spare and piling up 109 points from 42 games, with Savage continuing his punditry work alongside management. Macclesfield's success led to interest from other clubs – Savage said in March he had received at least one offer to manage at a higher level – but the former Wales international's attachment to the Silkmen has proved decisive. Smethurst said: 'Absolutely thrilled to be able to keep hold of Robbie despite offers from numerous clubs, the journey continues.'
BBC News
21-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'A matter of time' before Savage leaves Macclesfield
Macclesfield FC owner Robert Smethurst said it is "only a matter of time" before manager Robbie Savage leaves the club to test himself at a higher took over as boss of the Silkmen last summer, but has held an association with the club since Smethurst's takeover in 2020 following Macclesfield Town's club are now on the verge of promotion to the National League North, as they top the Northern Premier League Premier Division table with a 20-point cushion on second-placed Worksop Town headed into Saturday's visit of Bamber Bridge."How long he'll stay here at Macclesfield, God only knows," Smethurst told BBC Radio Manchester."Maybe we'll be lucky enough to keep him for another year. He's already getting clubs coming for him now, higher up in the league."It'll only be a matter of time before he proves himself and will no longer be here at Macclesfield. I'm aware of that."Macclesfield FC have won two promotions in three seasons, and narrowly missed out last season on a third promotion in a row when they were defeated by Marine in the said the club can reach the English Football League but admitted that the financial pressures of the National League would mean any future promotion push might be difficult if they eventually reach the fifth tier."The ceiling for us is probably the English Football League. That's what we want to aim for. If we can get into the National League then that's maybe where we'll stay for a while," he added. "The amount of money you need to get out of that, if you look at the likes of Stockport County and Wrexham and what they had to spend, you're talking telephone numbers."
