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The Big Man Up Top is the podcast where football meets faith! Hosted by Liverpool fan Joe and Stoke supporter Ed, this series dives into the latest football action while exploring how their Christian faith impacts their lives as passionate football fans.
Each week Joe and Ed bring you light-hearted debates, engaging football trivia, and fun takes on the latest football news and matches. But The Big Man Up Top isn't just about the game. It's about the people in and around football whose faith has influenced their journeys and changed their lives. Hear inspiring stories from players, coaches, fans and those in the media who share how their faith has shaped their experiences on and off the pitch.
The Big Man Up Top; where football and faith come together.
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This week on the Big Man Up Top, after the Superbowl Ed and Joe are ready to talk about proper football again, especially after last weeks excellent premier league games starting with the epic Liverpool vs Manchester City Showdown. The lads also discuss the recent post transfer deadline story of Dwight McNeil who's offer to Crystal Palace fell through leaving him and his partner in distress, and Ed tells us about when his Grandad, Gordan Banks, faced a similar issue and we discuss what we can do when life plans fall through.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube and Check us out on Instagram too! (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z(00:10:55) - ch1 (00:27:24) - Big Chat (00:42:58) - BIBLE Ballers
This week Joe and Ed are discussing the disappointment of fans for club performances, and their own feelings of apathy in recent years. Producer Tom is a back on the comms for bible ballers and Stat Matt Brings us a statistic about Brentford's average league positions, and we check back in on Morecambe FC after their recent change in Manager with a voice not from team Chaplin, Martin Bateman. All this and more on this weeks Episode of the Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z(00:03:48) - Bible Ballers (00:07:26) - Football Roundup (00:27:07) - Stat Matt (00:30:04) - Morecambe FC (00:31:39) - Martin Bateman (00:33:58) - Big Chat (00:40:51) - Bible Ballers (00:43:41) - Outro
This week on The Big Man Up Top! Ed gets an interview with professional footballer and of the PFA, Omar Beckles! Who shares his goals as head of the professional footballers association and his opinions on the current fixture congestion in football. Back in the studio Ed and Joe catch up on the weekends premier league and address the new items in the BMUT studio! And of course Stat Matt is back with info on the Blackburn Rovers. All this and more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z(00:03:05) - New additions to the studio (00:06:02) - Bible Ballers (00:08:46) - Football Round up (00:28:00) - Fixture congestion (00:30:34) - Stats with Matt! (00:33:14) - Interview with Omar Beckles (00:47:07) - Bible Ballers!
This week on a jam packed episode of the Big Man Up Top! Ed and Joe are discussing the dramatic AFCON Final between Senegal and Morocco and looking back on the Premier league action, including the Manchester Derby. For some reason, Producer Tom is interested in sprinklers and Ed is in the Away End... of his home team? Stat Matt brings us some figures on the success of the league two team, Bromley. And Ed is joined by comedian and West Ham fan Rob Morgan (@robbiemorgz) as they discuss why humor is so important, in football, in the church and in our lives.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week on the Big Man Up Top! Ed and Joe are finally in a studio together again, and right on time to discuss the most interesting of the FA cup's third round matches from this weekend, including the heartwarming, giant toppling, David and Goliath-Esque victory for Macclesfield FC over the FA cup holders Crystal Palace. Stat Matt is back with another interesting statistic, and Ed calls a previous FA cup competitor to find out what its like to play for a small team in a huge tournament. Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
The Big Man Up Top is back... back inside that is! Its a little too icy to record from our studio this week, but we wont let a little snow stop us from sinking our teeth into another year of exciting football! This episode Joe and Ed go over what we have missed in the English (and Scottish) leagues while we have been on break over the holidays, and discuss new years resolutions for faith and football. This week we would love to hear any of your prayer requests for 2026, so we may raise you up in prayer this year. We would also love to hear your suggestions for our new statistical feature with Matt Albright, featuring for the first time on this very episode of The Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
As the Big Man Up Top is on break until January 6th, we thought we'd bring you the full un-edited version of our most popular episode this year, which features our interview with the wonderful Khalil Lambin, the footballer who gave up everything. We look forward to bringing you more of our regular Big Man Up Top episodes come January, In the mean time... we hope you have a happy new year!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
On this special week of the Big Man Up Top! Ed has prepared a special Christmas quiz full of football and Bible trivia! Competing in this quiz are two teams consisting of the familiar faces of, Lizzie Greensill and Joel Brown! And joining them, new to the Big Man Up Top, UCB1's Sarah Hine and Dave Tanner! Feel free to join in at home and see how you score in our 5 rounds of 5 festive football quiz. Merry Christmas!
This week on the Big Man Up Top! Filling in for Joe, Producer Tom and UCB 1's Joel Brown join Ed in the studio, to catch up on last weeks premier league fixtures, Ed chats with Matt Albright, a statistical analysist who shares his unique story with football, and the guys discuss an exciting and important new Christmas statistic... 'XP!'Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week the BIG MAN UP TOP travelled all the way to Wembley to attend the FA's Faith and Football event. While there, we managed to sneak in a Podcast in one of Wembley stadiums private boxes! In which Ed and Joe reminisced about their favorite Wembley moments, discussed a couple of last weeks football stories and chatted with the FA's head of diversity and inclusion strategic programs, and organiser of the Faith and Football event... Dal Singh Darroch! Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
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For this extended special episode of the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe watch the World Cup Draw! They discuss the competing nations and England's hopes for victory, as well as testing their football knowledge on World Cup trivia, while they receive updates from Producer Tom, who is keeping his eye on the his first World Cup Draw!
This week on the Big Man Up Top! Ed and Joe discuss their excitement and their concerns for the upcoming World Cup! Joe is pretty chipper about last weeks premier league action and is it just us, or is there's something different about the studio this week? Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe are back on top form! This episode they discuss England and Scotland's success in last weeks international break and the recent Premier League results, as well as, brand new rule changes. The SCR ( Squad Cost Ratio) is changing how football clubs can spend their money, but is it for better... or for worse?Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week on the Big Man Up Top, Joe is joined by the deputy CEO of Wycliffe Bible Translators, Robin Peake! They discuss Evangelism through football, tap into Robin's wealth of knowledge on football history and his challenge to visit 40 football stadiums with his son before he turns 40! Joe is also joined for the last time by producer Tom and Ed sends a Voice message from a football stadium... in Mexico?!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week on the Big Man Up Top! Joe is Joined by Lizzie as they discuss the recent premier league action, as well as the halt to Arsenals winning streak in a draw with Sunderland. Joe Is also briefly joined by Producer Tom, who shares his recorded experience at a Crewe Alexandra game. And Ed interviews the CEO of the Evangelical Alliance, Gavin Calver, on the values of teamwork on the pitch and in our faith.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
In this week on The Big Man Up Top Ed is joined by producer Tom as they discuss the end of Liverpool's losing streak and watching Football for the first time. And a special interview with George Thompson, a football commentator for the blind and partially sighted, who is working hard to make football accessible to everyone. Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
In this episode of The Big Man up Top, Ed and Joe covers Arsenal's continued title push and what stands in their way, as well as exciting developments in the Scottish Premiership. They also cover the response of Sheffield Wednesday fans to the news that their club has gone into administration, and how collective action has brought hope for the future.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
In this week's episode of The Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe discuss the difficult times for Liverpool following their recent performance against Manchester United and the sacking of Ange Postecoglu at Nottingham Forest. They also delve into the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the upcoming match at Villa Park due to security concerns, with some great insight from Jack Clulow, Operations Director at tvg.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
This week on The Big Man Up Top, we hear an inspiring interview with former professional footballer Khalil Lambin, who shares his journey from growing up in a Muslim family in Ivory Coast, his career in football, and his transformative encounter with Christianity. The conversation touches the importance of faith, giving up personal idols, and how God has guided Khallil through significant life changes.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at podcasts@ucb.co.uk or leave a comment on YouTube (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify. Or if you're into fantasy football you can join our mini-league at https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/1eqc6z
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