RowleyUK, I've just started as a dispatcher at MAN because there aren't any flying jobs out there at the moment and I'm loving it.
I doubt very much whether you'll get to do and M&B in your day-to-day job as they tend to leave that to the guys who have been there a while, even though you and I would be perfectly capable of doing it.
Just think of it as a way of staying close to the aircraft in these hard times but also enjoy it while you're doing it!
They do say dispatching is the easiest job if it all goes smoothly, it's a bitch if things start going wrong! Actually, that sounds just like life on the flight deck!
PM me if you want any more info.
MB