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[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

You make entire cases of resorting to personal insults... I asked a serious question and even pointed out the lack of sarcasm. Just saying. Go back to your new lows in jokes.

I have just had a slightly different thought on Moyles, I'd rather see him leave a station that is being forced to not want him anymore on top of his game in a way than have him fade away in the knowledge he'll be leaving soon but uncertain as to exactly when. That kind of uncertainty could lead to a dip in form, and I'd rather hear him go out with a bang.

[Viv]

Quite frankly, i could say the same about you. as to moyles' position now.... Well, in a way, he could almost have seen this coming, and done a dlt. as it is, it leaves him in a rather awkward position, and, after so long at the top, i feel damn sorry for him. class it as the day the ratings died.

[rosie_posii]

I'm not being funny Viv, but you're really starting to pee a lot of people off. In the past few days, I've been told to get a life and been compared to something from the exorcist. I'm not really paying attention to this 'insults' because frankly, you don't mean a shit to me, but have you thought about the possiblity that the reason this forum is quieter is because you're putting people off by resorting to personal insults over the smallest things, and CONSTANTLY spamming us about Madonna?

[rosie_posii]

I don't think so about Gemma, cos she's only just started her new slot hasn't she? Maybe Annie or Huw but they tend to cover if Zane's not in, so I don't know.

[Viv]

Bizarrely enough, the boards appear extremely busy today, with loads of members and guests and new people joining? but maybe that is because they want to read about moyles and grimmy, rather than you or I.

[rosie_posii]

They've been busier. And it's busy because it's a big event, just like when the swap was announced.

And well done, once again, you've completely missed the point of my previous post and ignored it. Probably cos you know I'm right? Just saying.

[Viv]

Cooper has described the current r1 situation as being like a "chess board". a rather interesting description. Let's hope he makes all the right moves!

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Maybe there will also be more change as a result of the new BBC Director General?

[James R]

I don't think so about Gemma, cos she's only just started her new slot hasn't she? Maybe Annie or Huw but they tend to cover if Zane's not in, so I don't know.

True about Gemma although you never know. With schedule changes coming thick & fast its anyones guess. Watch this space haha

[DC]

the unanswered question is where will he go after this, radio 2?

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Ben Cooper is on 5Live talking about this to Richard Bacon right now.

Very telling that in answer to "So Chris didn't actually want to leave?" was "It was a conversation between myself a Chris..." alongside mention of BBC Trust directives.

[James R]

the unanswered question is where will he go after this, radio 2?

Chris will leave breakfast in September and is currently in negotiations with the station about a brand new show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/moyles-r1.html

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Ben Cooper has just said that on 5Live, he's offering him a new show, but will not say where he's going.

[Viv]

Yeh. Heard this speech on r1 newsbeat. Weeks ago, when he would not give an answer about moyles' future was very telling. moyles and mills BOTH needs to get their arses elsewhere. They are talented men, and they can do better than this. the only thing i agree with about grimmy and greg is that they both came in via student radio.

[James R]

Yeh. Heard this speech on r1 newsbeat. Weeks ago, when he would not give an answer about moyles' future was very telling. moyles and mills BOTH needs to get their arses elsewhere. They are talented men, and they can do better than this. the only thing i agree with about grimmy and greg is that they both came in via student radio.

Nick didn't do student radio did he??

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

the unanswered question is where will he go after this, radio 2?

Well the contract til 2014 is with Radio1, not BBC-wide (this was asked on 5Live).

[oli]

Yep, At uni..

I think it's a good replacement perhaps a little too early maybe they should have let him have his 10 years.

It's bittersweet for Scott, Bitter as he didn't get the breakfast slot, I'd have put him on breakfast for 6 months minimum but sweet as he's got a 3 year contract on afternoons and Moyles in comparison has been treated badly as it looks like he'll end up with a weekend show. I fully expect Huw to replace Grimmy and Moyles to replace Huw.

I wonder when Cooper made this decision, it is bizzare to change drive and then get a new breakfast presenter six months later! I think it was rather out of the blue as I think he'd have kept afternoons open for Moyles and happily shunted Mills. But Mills is secure at one now (phew).

Grimmy needs to grow a thick skin because listeners will drop and he'll be criticised but I think he is a good choice. Finally Greg's multiple interviews saying how desperate he was for breakfast just make me laugh atm. He might still end up there if Grimmy is the fall guy, who ever replaced Moyles would struggle which is why I'd have let Mills ride the storm.

[Viv]

Found article which says grimmy did do student radio, did his first ever radio show at uni., and left with first class degree.

[DC]

i really wouldn't want to be grimmy. i won't be listening not because i dislike the guy, i don't. but he's going to have a hell of a battle to pull people round. colin and edith tried but failed to take over from mark and lard, and in the end the whole afternoon structure was altered. this is kind of a similar situation but on a bigger scale.

don't think it would of hurt or caused the end of the world to let moyles get to 10 years on breakfast though.

[Viv]

I am listening to a show where people are asking if moyles not being paid and having a fit about it may have angered management. one good thing.... This should see the demise of cm.net. every cloud....

[Harkinson]

If Moyles moves to weekends, I think he'll get a lot of TV work.

[spotty]

I really like grimmy so I hope he does well, I was hoping for him to get Drive Time when Chris left as like most people I assumed Greg would take over breakfast.

[DC]

one good thing.... This should see the demise of cm.net. every cloud....

not really. they have an archive of moyles gold on there, the last thing i'd want to see is that disappear offline. i think moyles will be doing more tv work, he's well and truly got his foot in the door with that. so i guess the site will start to focus on that.

[R94N]

I love CM.Net! The site is more about Chris himself than the show so I doubt that'll go away. There are a few regular posters that'll keep it going.

i think radio 1 should give him a good proper send off. love or hate him he's been one of the best servants the station will ever have, i would love to hear some archive footage from the old afternoon shows and early breakfast etc. but im not holding my breath, this is a station who seem to be ashamed of their history afterall.

Over on Chrismoyles.net there is a ton of old archived shows going back to when he was on Radio Luxembourg, afternoons, early breakfast shows, everything near enough. http://chrismoyles.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=22764#p374470

[James R]

On a side note I notice as of typing this Chris is still the #3 UK Twitter trend along with Nick at #5