Currie said he was unsure whether Savage was the right man to lead Posh’s squad, which included many players who had been signed from non-league teams.

“Do we need to take them [former non-league players] out of the limelight, get a bit of experience in, get a bit of backbone behind the club, and then pick up from there and then maybe in a couple of years’ time take the punt again?

“But for now, the main thing is solidifying ourselves and keeping our status as a League One team.”

He said he would have preferred to see the return of former Posh boss Steve Evans, or another experienced manager who had recently left a Championship side.