The Big Man Up Top

Football has officially kicked off, and with some big news, as relating betting company's have been restricted from sponsoring team shirts for the 26/27 season! Ed and Joe have lots to say after the community shield, and ahead of the Premier League start, including their premier league predictions, which may be influencing their picks for the Big Man Up Top Fantasy League!Check it out here:Name: The Big Man Up Top Premiership Join Code: ctppf0Link: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/ctppf0This time we have gone for a head to head style league which starts on Game week 3! Everyone is welcome, come join the fun!Explore more from UCB:🔔JOIN OUR YOUTUBE COMMUNITY👉 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/4euxRxJ 📻 LISTEN ON DAB RADIO👉 UCB 1: http://ucb.co.uk/ucb1👉 UCB 2: http://ucb.co.uk/ucb2📱 DOWNLOAD THE UCB PLAYER APP👉 App Store: https://goo.gl/NMFFQr👉 Google Play: https://goo.gl/772raK📖 READ GOD'S WORD👉 http://ucb.co.uk/read🙏🏻 PRAYERLINE👉http://ucb.co.uk/pray🌐 VISIT OUR WEBSITE👉 http://ucb.co.uk📱 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA👉 Facebook: http://facebook.co.uk/ucbmedia👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/ucbmedia👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/bigmanuptoppod👉 X: http://twitter.co.uk/ucbmedia

Football is almost back! And Ed and Joe are admittedly not that ready to kick off a new season! Football just keeps coming, and if we are this worn out, how must the players feel? To remind ourselves we revisit an interview with Omar Beckles, Leyton Orient player and chair of the PFA, how his Christian faith shapes his leadership, and why fixture congestion and lack of consultation harm players’ physical health, wellbeing, and family life. Despite the shortness of this summer break, The Big Man Up Top is still excited to be covering its third season of football and we are thrilled if you would join us for new weekly episodes and extra content such as our Head to head Fantasy League: Name: The Big Man Up Top Premiership Join Code: ctppf0Link: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/ctppf0This This time we have gone for a head to head style league which starts on Game week 3! Everyone is welcome, come join the fun!(00:11:42) - ch1

This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe taking a break and handing the episode over to Stat Matt! Matt has been to Portsmouth FC to interview Deb Smart on her incredible experience as the Pompey Women's team chaplain!

Suprise! We are back, after all that's been going on this week, we couldn't help but do a quick extra episode (rant) about the new FIFA investment plan that is stirring up the football world. Needless to say we just had to discuss it! Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

This week Ed is joined by Jesse Bradley, a former professional goalkeeper who is now the chaplain at MLS Team the Seattle Sounders. Ed and Jesse have an awesome conversation about the growth of football in the US but more importantly the growth of faith within the game and how exciting this movement is in America and around the world! Find more from Jesse here: https://jessebradley.org/

The World Cup is finished! Spain bring home the Trophy, and Argentina go home in defeat, but its how Argentina lost that has been making headlines this week, and Joe and Producer Tom are ready to talk about it! Where is Ed you ask? In the very heart of football itself... A Caravan site in North Wales, but don't worry he is communicating his live reaction via voice note, just like Larry Henry Jr who brings us his final update of the tournament! And we can't forget the most exciting match of the weekend, England's third place victory over France in an exciting 10 goal game, which saw players from both sides gather in prayer! An ending we are overjoyed to cover in this weeks episode of the Big Man Up Top!

This week on the Big Man Up Golf! Ed and Tom are going through the 6 stages of grief after England's painful semi-final exit, beginning with denial! As Ed tries to start UCB's brand new Big Man Up Golf Podcast! With Joe stuck in Switzerland, Producer Tom has to step in to make sure we talk about the proper sport of football! Luckily Joe manages to keep in touch with some live reactions and Philly Larry joins us, for the last time, to give his two cents on the England Match and the upcoming finals!

This week Ed and Joe are discussing the Three Lions' most unlikely hero... The Spider-Cam! After England Vs Norway, what is the general census? Did England win fair and square, or did we just get lucky? Tuchel seemed to think so in a post match interview, but has English media taken his statement and used it to stir the pot? Can England stay united before the next challenge against old rivals Argentina? What does our Man in America, Larry Henry Jr think of England's Chances? All of these questions will be answered... sort of... in this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top!

Pffft, who needs 11 men on the pitch anyway? Big Dan Burns makes up for it just fine! As you can imagine, Ed and Joe are chomping at the bit to talk about Sunday's early morning England Victory against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium! And in this bumper episode, we do just that, and more as FIFA are up to their old tricks again! What does Larry Henry Jr, Our man in America, make of it?

We weren't worried! Not for moment (Whew.) England make it past the first chaotic round of knock outs and Ed and Joe are raring to talk about it! Producer Tom is back, and so is Philly Larry brining us some reporting ahead of America's 250th anniversary match! All this and so much more on this weeks episode of the Big Man Up Top!

The Knockouts are here! And Ed and Joe can't wait, but how did the lads find the group stages? And how did England fair in their match against Panama? We could hardly keep up with all the games on TV, so how did Gianni Infantino seemingly make it in person to two matches at once? Can he teleport? Not joining the boys in the studio is Producer Tom, due to a couple of sniffles, but luckily Larry Henry Junior, our man in Philadelphia, is brining us the scoop ahead of America's semi quincentennial football match on the 4th of July! All this and more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top!

This week Ed and Joe have fallen down a conspiracy Rabbit hole! Witchdoctors cursing Harry Kane and UFO's interrupting Scotland v Brazil?! This World cup has gotten proper weird... and we cant get enough! Joining the lads this week is UCB1's Helen Lea, who shares her experience working for FIFA TV at the 2014 Brazilian World Cup! And of course we get the scoop on the US from our man in America, Larry Henry Jr!(00:03:33) - FRZ 1 (00:06:16) - Dodgy Audio (00:06:20) - FRZ 2 (00:07:15) - Does he smell good? (00:07:39) - FRZ 3 (00:08:35) - FIFA CANTEEN (00:11:54) - FZN 4 (00:20:01) - FRZ 5

This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe are the weekend of football and drama in the World Cup! Including comments made on Jeremy Doku and his departure from the world cup to welcome his first born child! The shocking broken leg in Canada V Qatar, and a message left behind from the Iranian team after their shocking draw with Belgium! And of course we are joined by Philly Larry! (Larry Henry Jr) Reporting from Philadelphia USA!

Will England win it all? Should Ronaldo Give it up? and are we getting way ahead of ourselves? Almost definitely, as Ed and Joe are on an England high, following the Three Lions Victory over Croatia, England look like they could take it all! But how do they see it in the States? Larry Henry Jr, our man in Philadelphia can tell us more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top! P.s. ITS COMING HOME!

What an Incredible week of football! Ed and Joe can't wait to cover it all! Especially after dramatic matches like Brazil V Morocco, Spain V Cape Verde and Germany V Curacao, a match which saw one of our pre-World Cup predictions come to fruition. With German, Felix Nmecha, doing the 'Crowns Down' celebration, he is the first player to give glory to God after scoring in the World Cup! We just cant get enough of it! We are also blessed by our man in America, Larry Henry Jr, who brings us another report from the scenes in Philadelphia! All this and much more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top!

The World Cup is finally here! Ed and Joe react to the opening ceremony and a dramatic start to the tournament as the first two games set the tone for what’s to come in the FIFA World Cup. They unpack the key moments from the opening matches, the early storylines emerging on the pitch, and what they reveal about the shape of the competition ahead. Plus, they head over to the United States, where a special guest reports from the ground!For visualised episodes, behind the scenes fun and much more, make sure you check out the Big Man Up Top on Instagram and YouTube, @bigmanuptoppod

Its The Big Man Up Top World Cup Special! With the World Cup mere days away, Ed and Joe are excited to discuss the exciting Highs, the despairing Lows and the unfortunate Truths surrounding past and present World Cups! Joining the boys this week are two familiar faces on The Big Man Up Top... Tobi Sho-Silva, a Professional English Footballer and head of F3 Football. And Robin Peake, a Northern Irish football superfan and the Deputy CEO of Wycliff Bible Translators! With both Tobi and Robin joining us in our new special studio set up, its a visual you don't want to miss, you can check it out on our YouTube (and our Instagram) @bigmanuptoppodCheck out Tobi and F3 here: https://www.f3football.com/Check out Robin and Wycliffe Bible Translators here: https://wycliffe.org.uk/(00:02:40) - BIBLE BALLERS (00:06:12) - THE GOOD (00:21:47) - THE BAD (00:33:59) - THE UGLY (01:10:35) - BIBLE BALLERS Pt2

Here it comes! The world cup is almost upon us so The Big Man Up Top is doubling its output! In this episode we are making our important official predictions for the world cup! Who will win? Who will lose? And what other madness will happen? You can catch a new episode every Tuesday and Friday including out World Cup Studio Special coming out on the 09th of June! Be sure to check it out, on our YouTube, and even more extra content on our Instagram @Bigmanuptoppod! Make sure to leave us a comment on your world cup predictions and we might read them out in another episode!

Well with PSG's Victory over Arsenal in the Champions League final, the Club football season comes to an end... and we couldn't be more excited! In this episode Ed and Joe look at the Final Stories of the season, including the Champions League Final, the fan reactions, and Arne Slots departure, before making the anticipated pivot to International Football. Ed is Joined by  Director of Evangelism for Elim Churches in the UK, Mark Greenwood to kick of our forthcoming World Cup Focus... All this and more on this weeks episode of the Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on YouTube and Check us out on Instagram too! (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify.

This week, Ed and Joe are trying to cope without Producer Tom who was given a much needed week off. They chat about Arsenal winning the league and the Spygate scandal which has rocked the Championship. And with mere weeks left until the World Cup, the boys discuss Thomas Tuchel's England squad... all this and much more on the Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on YouTube and Check us out on Instagram too! (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify.(00:04:36) - Football Round up (00:05:04) - Let's Bother Lizzie (00:35:22) - England Squad Announcement

Ed, Joe and Producer Tom find themselves in the vicinity of the Emirates Stadium the night that Arsenal win the Premier League. Joe decided to go out for dinner, whilst Ed and Tom went to see what was going on.

This week, Ed and Joe are pretty unsurprised by last weekends FA cup final, with the deciding match of the Scottish Prem Between Celtic and Hearts taking the main stage. And as we come to the end of the season, the boys take a look at some of the player departures, such as Liverpool's Mohamed Salah who took to X last week, in a somewhat controversial post. With weeks left until the world cup, the boys anticipate Thomas Tuchel's final England squad... all this and much more on the Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week Ed and Joe are joined by the Football Freestyling Evangelist... Al Johnson who as come all the way down to UCB to share with us his incredible passion for football. Al joins Joe and Ed to discuss the highlights from last weeks EFL matches. He also brings some of his collectables, such as match attacks and Panini sticker albums, which sparks up conversations of what makes us fall so in love with football. All this and more, on this weeks episode of the Big Man Up Top!More for Al Johnson: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajsoccerskills/ Website: https://www.message.org.uk/north-east/Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week Ed and Joe are discussing the whole EFL as this season crumbles away. With Arsenal looking like they will take the premier league title, and Spurs edging out of relegation, Ed and Joe turn their focus to some of the sneaky rule breakers in last weeks matches, including those in the Man UTD Vs Liverpool game, which Joe was thrilled to Re-live. And they pay some serious attention to some of the injuries players received in some head on clashes, as well as some long term issues connected with heading the ball. All this and more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top!

On this week's episode of The Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe discuss all the drama from the Premier League title race, the FA Cup Semi Finals and elsewhere across the footballing world. They chat about the absolute scenes at Rochdale vs York City, and discuss the Robert Sanchez injury controversy; was it gamesmanship? or downright cheating?Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on YouTube and Check us out on Instagram too! (@bigmanuptoppod) or Spotify.

This week Ed and Joe are asking questions like... Who will win the Premier League, Manchester City or Arsenal? How can we pray for pro footballers in this time of great stress? And is it okay to eat Chicken Nuggets after 10:30? All this and so much more on this weeks bumper episode of The Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed got so excited by last weekends golf tournament he had to take the day off! But don't worry we made sure to call him up so he and Joe could discuss the topics of last weeks premier league action! Including the pressure on Arsenal to stay on top and the equal pressure on Tottenham Hotspur to avoid relegation. And what do we think of Spurs' new manager Roberto De Zerbi? All this and more on this weeks episode of the Big Man Up Top!Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

In order to celebrate Jesus' 1-0 win over death, we have taken a short Easter break! So unfortunately we couldn't record your weekly installment of football faith and banter... Instead we thought we would share something even better! A fantastic interview with Solihull Moors FC player TOBI SHO-SILVA. Ed chatted with Tobi about his journey with God as a professional footballer, and his awesome charity F3 Football, which is bringing together Christians internationally through football. We hope you enjoy this very special episode, and check out Tobi and F3 football in the link below!F3: Instagram: F3Football_ Website: www.f3football.com LinkedIn: F3FootballTobi Sho-Silva: Instagram: TobiSho_LinkedIn: Tobi Sho-Silva Website: www.morethanafootballer.comHome | F3 CharityFaith, Football, Fellowship. F3 is building a community where footballers grow in their game and in their walk with Christ. Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week on The Big Man Up Top, Joe and Ed are looking back at the recent International break and the mourning the loss of our remaining home nation teams in the World Cup Qualifiers. And we take a look at the England squads sudden absences due to injury, and what it means to play for your country. And why did UEFA fine Slovenian club, FK Crvena Zvezda, for displaying a tifo with a Christian messaging and symbolism...?Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe are talking a look at the Carabao Cup and pestering UCB's own Arsenal fan Lizzie, for her opinion on Manchester City's EFL Cup Victory. The chaps also receive and EFL stat from Stat Matt, sporting his lovely new theme music. And Joe and Ed review the Thomas Tuchel's England 35 man England squad for the upcoming international as we ask the question what are players like Ali Watkins and Trent Alexander-Arnold feeling right now...?Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week Ed and Joe are taking a look at last weeks wild premier league events and whether Arsenal's Premier league hopes are now un-bottle-able! As well as other shocking stories such as Antonin Kinsky being replaced in the 17th minute of Tottenham's Champions league game agains Atletico Madrid and how British Pundits reacted to it, and why was a ref in the middle of Chelsea's Team huddle? All this and more on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top! Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week Joe and Ed are looking back at the FA cup 5th round. They are briefly joined by UCB2 presenter and Port Vale Super fan... Samuel Ball who was at the Vale last weekend. And a winner has been decided in the Stat Matt Jingle contest with Stat Matt back to tell us his favorite and a stat of the week! Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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(00:29:16) - Stat Matts Jingle Stat

This week the Rats of Birmingham have literally clogged the cogs of the Big Man Up Top machine... but we won't let that stop us! Joe is calling in remotely and we are recording on a Friday, but there is still football to be discussed! As well as an excellent interview, from UCB's Peter wooding, with Jessie Bradley! A former US Soccer goal keeper and current "Just Choose Hope" Co-founder, who speaks about using the upcoming World Cup as a tool for Evangelism.Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

This week on the Big Man Up Top, Ed and Joe are loving last weeks premier league action and taking a look look at the immense pressure we put on promising young players to perform for our clubs. And that Stat Matt Jingle Competition begins with both boys submitting their incredible Jingles, which one do you think we should use?Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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(00:01:38) - Bible Ballers (00:03:41) - Racism Chat (00:08:57) - Football round up

This week Ed and Joe are looking back at the of the FA cup 4th round fixtures as well as some of the controversial statements made in the media last week. They are both joined by Head of UCB1 and Talking point presenter Paul Hammond who shares his insight on how we should share our opinions as Christians. All this and More on this weeks episode of The Big Man Up Top! Want to get in touch? Send us an email at [email protected] 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

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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

Coming Soon... The Big Man Up Top at WEMBLEY!

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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