Paddy McGuiness

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The cynical part of me is wondering if he's been given the Children in Need challenge to raise his profile because he's not all that good as a DJ and there's been a lot of grumbling about that. Hats off to him it's a good cause and I wouldn't want to do it, but I'm baffled at him being a radio presenter.

It's in the Northwest of England ,where do yoy think it is?

I disagree RE Scott Mills, he has a mammoth music knowledge base.

He's a workaholic, has been successful through his own efforts built up since age 16.

Seems like a decent bloke.

He wouldn't be thought of as northern here to most people.

People have different perspectives based on their own location. Surely you can appreciate that?

No because wether you like it or not bolton is in the Northwest of England ,they haven't moved it ,I appreciate ii isnt North of the UK buy it is in the North of England
Just like Birmingham is Midlands.

I think it's just because he's the newest Radio 2 DJ and the newbie always gets stuck doing the challenge (Vernon last year, Scott Mills the year before). So it was either him or Romesh and Romesh probably didn't have time, what with being on every TV show ever.

Of course he's bloody northern, what a stupid comment

To you.

It's not to me.

The comment referred to him being a northerner.

He's not in my eyes because he's hundreds of miles south. That's a fact whether you like it or not.

But… geographically, he’s from the north of England. You can’t change that because you live further north! 😂

Hes not a northerner in my book. I'm entitled to that opinion. It's no wonder real northerners get pissed off if people can't accept others have a different view.

I think his R2 show is okay actually. The quiz thing he does is often really funny.

I can’t bear to listen to any of the CiN challenges though, I turn over when there’s an update. Like when Tezza used to do those appalling auctions for experiences money can’t buy. All the filthy rich listeners getting to ring in and have a lovely time going out to dinner with the Spice Girls or something. So tone deaf.

I think it's pretty much compulsory do to this sort of thing if you are on Radio2 and relatively fit. They take it in turns - was Vernon Kaye last year, Dermot O'Leary has done something hasn't he, Scott Mills did a dance-athon, it's Paddy's turn this year.

I was genuinely surprised that people take the time to message into radio 2 to wish him luck!
It was endless 🙄
Do people really do this???

I barely have time to msg people I like

I was genuinely surprised that people take the time to message into radio 2 to wish him luck!
It was endless 🙄
Do people really do this???

I barely have time to msg people I like

That was dreadful, and I couldn't listen to it either. And people always go on about the sainted Radio God Terry. He started that auction. Chris Evans just took it over and made it even more tone deaf! Ill take boring on about a bike ride over that! Theres a local dance school near me that gets huge amounts of funding from CiN, and I knoew someone who benefitted hugely from it, so I cant begrudge them that. They support and highlight the work of small UK charities.

I totally agree with you.

He said something on Vernon's show today and it could have been Peter Kay speaking. He wouldn't be anywhere if it wasn't for Peter.

Totally talentless

Scott started out on hospital radio so he is a seasoned performer, I'd say!

I’m a ‘real northerner’. I’m confused as to where you think Bolton is though. Midlands; South?

A real northerner (of England) in my opinion is Teesside, Durham, Tyneside, Cumbria and Northumberland. North Yorks would be the cut off but I know many up here wouldn't even agree with that.

He is SO shit on the radio.

It's also a fact that Bolton is in the North West of England ,you can't just decide its not .

For the love of God....

Paddy isn't a northerner in my eyes as he's hundreds of miles south of here and in terms of geography from here is more like from akin to the midlands as its halfway to London.

You can't force people to share your perspective. You do you. Please let's stop derailing.

It's not a perspective its a geographical fact ,and im not the one trying to change the map.

Northern England, or the North of England, is a region that forms the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire. The region also coincides with the medieval era borders of Anglian Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the Brythonic Celtic Hen Ogledd kingdoms. The North is a grouping of three statistical regions: the North East, the North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber.

I took this from Wikipedia.

You are a Northerner if you come from Knutsford (which is where I would argue the North begins) or Berwick upon Tweed. There aren't degrees of northernness.

That's also digressing from the point of the post as well