Old Codger Fan

Maybe they don't all want to be GANG-Stas, after all.

Very pleased for Matt & Mollie - the success is richly deserved! The show is excellent and they'd been weekday ready for some time. There's no reason they can't continue in that slot for years should they want to.
Have loved them covering Breakfast this week.
This set of Rajars seem to have been a successful one for quite a number of stations in general.
 

Superb for Matt & Mollie, it’s richly deserved as the show is so good.
I honestly think they’re in for a Scott & Chris style long stint on the afternoon slot.
They also appear in the Top 10 Programmes for Under 35’s on BBC Sounds latest data too. M&M are 9th, Going Home is 5th, Greg is 4th with 10s & 00s taking the top 2 spots.
Help I Sexted My Boss has also made it into the Top 10 U35 podcasts on BBC Sounds for the first time!

Incredible to think they only just started and are already 2nd best on the station. Goes to show how much people wanted them on weekdays.

Matt and Mollie are now the 2nd biggest show on the station! 

I find it impressive and fascinating that Vernon still has the biggest morning show on radio. 
Given the dire warnings about Ken Bruce leaving, Radio 2 have still done well to keep that show's audience growing. 

It's funny how the breakfast show presenter has literally 0 votes 😅

I agree. Would love him to get the next available daytime slot although he's built up a loyal following on overnights. I only used to hear him generally when covering, but I've been listening when up late in recent times (usually when struggling to sleep). Phil Williams is also great on overnights.

Its who has covered for him most recently for both shows honestly. It is interesting because it does seem that with all the weekend/evening Radio 2  shows Shaun has covered (Liza Tarbuck, Rob Beckett, Folk, Rock) the R2 Management must like him even if 6M management obviously didn't to get rid of him 

I'm sure there will be people moaning. If anyone leaves radio 2 to retire or simply die whilst still there, it's usually someone's fault. That said, happy retirement to him!

Nicky Campbell before that - which wasn't too shabby, either.

When Scott and Chris announced their departure from R1, I remember there was lots of speculation about who would take over the 1pm slot. Matt and Mollie were talked about a lot on here, and at the time I really didn't rate them as a replacement.
A few years on, I see that I was totally wrong. They are such a good pairing, and it's the same kind of duo as Scott and Chris, in that they are real life friends, who spend time together in their real lives, which really does come across on air. True friends having a laugh together, and everyone is invited is how it feels to me now.
I never thought about it before, but I agree with @coffeeandgin that Mollie is the Scott of the duo - pop obsessed and maybe a litte ditsy, but so funny, and in need of someone to anchor to or bounce off.  It seems that Matt is the kind of Chris of the duo then in that comparison, the one with the ideas, but also needs another person to make the magic happen.
I know I'm outside of the R1 demographic, and maybe Dean and Vicky were meant to be younger and fresher, but I'm sure in my younger years I would have preferred to listen to two people who had a genuine connection and could really make each other laugh, as well as have the listeners laugh along. That was the Scott and Chris factor for me, and I think the only pair that come close to that now are Matt and Mollie.

Also hopefully won't get my head bitten off for this but I'd say of the current Radio 1 DJs the one arguably most similar to Scott Mills's latter time on Radio 1 would be Mollie. I'm not saying she's as good as Scott was to be clear but she is that sort of vibe.
'Future Pop' is exactly the sort of music Scott would be championing and you can tell Mollie has the same passion for it that Scott did. There's that Party Anthems link too - a show Matt & Mol do that previously Scott did and they bring a similar energy to how Scott did that makes it a fun listen.
Matt & Mollie seem to just have that natural connection with the listeners that Scott & Chris did that you can't manufacture.

I love Scott but if you're a 20 or 30 something that enjoyed his last few years of Radio 1 the Radio 2 show just doesn't translate. Stars from Neighbours or 90s singers just aren't my cup of tea and I can't get enthused about some has been at Radio 2 in the Park or some country music countdown. 
Until that changes I will probably more likely listen to Matt and Mollie. 
The Steve Wright fans think Radio 2 has turned into Radio 1 but it has a long way to go to win over the older R1 audience. 

It's got more of a Fri/ Sat feeling to it, for me. But there's nothing inherently wrong with the show.

This is what should have happened, in the first place.
Better late than pregnant, I suppose.

Bruno Brookes was really good at that, yes .. and he needed to be, because he was up against David Jensen on Capital.

At risk of this being a massive 'Whoooooo?' for most people on here, mine was Bruno Brookes on the Top 40 in the late 80s. It was my first real experience of radio and he made the show incredibly exciting. This led me to seek out other shows on the station and I've been a listener ever since.

This is what should have happened, in the first place.
Better late than pregnant, I suppose.

This is what should have happened, in the first place.
Better late than pregnant, I suppose.

Ahh I hope this is right! Matt and Mollie have deserved afternoons for years - could almost feel like a (not quite so good) Scott afternoon show again!

I’d give Matt and Moll the Friday too and just have Dean & Vicky weekends (or ideally split them up)

Whisper it, folks, but ... Every time someone stands-in for Jack Saunders, the show has improved.
Credit where it's due - Every time JS has stood-in for Clara Amfo, that's also improved matters - but that's quite a low bar!

Correct! - There's got to be a market for that, right?? - Or - just me??

Sian is in for Clara on Thursday 15th February.
Rene LaVice is in for Charlie Tee on Saturday 2nd March.