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The Big Man Up Top — 120 episodes

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1

"This is just the start" - Betting sponsors removed from shirts, EFL round up and Prem predictions!

2

"We go again!" - Transfers, Burnout, and PFA Chair, Omar Beckles on Player Welfare!

3

"That was a miracle, wasn't it, Deb?" - ft. Deb Smart: Chaplain for Portsmouth FC women!

4

" The love of money is the root of all evil" - FIFA, Infantino and The FFE Investment plan

5

"God is using footballers right now" - ft. Jesse Bradley: American Goalkeeper and Chaplain!

6

"A Win for Football!" - Two Finals, Two Winners and One Bad Loser?

7

"The Trauma we all go through as England Fans" - The 6 Stages of World Cup Grief!

8

"Get Spider-Cam on the plane!" - Snickometer Madness, Media Mischief and England in the Semis!

9

"The Bible doesn't cover conspiracy theories, does it?" - Mbappe, England, and a Secret Narrative?

10

"The greatest night in English football" - England win, Midnight Baths and FIFA Ignore a Red Card?

11

"Never in doubt!" - Knock out round madness, Kane's heroics, and England hopes for the next round!

12

"He's at every game!" - End of Group stage, England limp to victory and can Infantino Teleport?

13

"This World Cups gone Weird!" - The Lions, The Witch and... The UFO?

14

"Peace among all nations" - Doku's departure, a Broken Leg and a Note in the Iranian Changing Room!

15

"England will win the World Cup!" - England vs Croatia match recap!

16

"He took the crown off his head!" - Spain draw, Curacao Score and Players give Glory to God!

17

"A Wonderful World Cup Moment" - Mexican Celebrations, Red Cards, and Raúl Jiménez’s Restoration

18

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - A Big Man Up Top World Cup Special!

19

"It just feels like a Dog World Cup" - World Cup Fever, Predictions and General Silliness!

20

"Can you feel the pivot?" - The Champions League final, Goodbye Arne Slot, hello World Cup!

21

"Has Justice Been Served?" - Spygate, Arsenal Crowned Champions and Niall Quinn in the Wild

22

Emergency Pod - ARSENAL WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

23

"Just Heartbreaking" - Player departures, Team Relegations and the Scottish Prem/ FA Cup Final!

24

" Football is a Joyous expression!" - Freestyling Evangelism, 90's Nostalgia and Al Johnson!

25

"Scoring with their fingertips" - EFL round up, Nasty injuries, and Players stretching the rules!

26

"Look Yourself in the Mirror" - Limbs at Rochdale, Injured Goalkeepers and "Evil" Refs

27

"It's Crunch Time!" - End of season clashes, late night nuggets, and praying for our sportsmen

28

"Pressure? What Pressure?!" - Relegation looming, the title race and Schadenfreude

29

" Christ's name glorified in and through football" - Tobi Sho-Silva and F3 Football!

30

"Ban everything or ban nothing" - Arsenal injuries, home nation heartbreaks and UEFA fines faith!

31

" Are you saying what I offer is not good enough?" - EFL Cup results and England roster review

32

"Is the Premier League race over?" - Kinsky hooked, bizarre huddles and Broadcaster responsibilities?

33

FA Cup-set! - Port Vale snatch a Victory from Sunderland !

34

"Victory beyond the Cup is all about Jesus" - Jesse Bradley, European football and Evangelism!

35

"Lets give them time!" - Promising players under pressure and the great Jingle competition!

36

"Speak it with gentleness and respect" - Watching our words and the FA Cup 4th round!

37

"Imagining a New Life" - Drama at Anfield and collapsed deadline day deals

38

"Dads, steal your nuggets!" - Feeling apathetic about football and checking up on Morecambe FC

39

"Football is what we do. It's not who we are" - Omar Beckles, Fixture Congestion and Premier league catch up!

40

"There's power in laughing at yourself" - The AFCON Final, Manchester Derby and Comedian Rob Morgan

41

“The Ultimate David vs Goliath Story” - Macclesfield win hearts and make history

42

“We go again” - A New Year of Football and Making Resolutions

43

The footballer who gave up everything - Khalil Lambin EXTENDED interview.

44

Festive Football - The Big Man Up Top Christmas quiz!

45

Surplus to Requirements - Salah's return, feeling redundant and expected Pigs in Blankets

46

"FA = For All" - Football, Christianity and Inclusivity... All at Wembley!

47

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

48

World Cup Draw - Banter and Analysis!

49

" Don't stop talking about the things that you think need to change" - World Cup Fever & Controversy

50

"Isn't this supposed to be a level playing field?" - World Cup Fever and Premier League rule changes

51

"40 Stadiums before I turn 40" - Robin Peake on Football Evangelism and the International break

52

'What makes a great team?' - A top of the league clash and producer Tom goes to a game!

53

"Designed with Dignity" - Liverpool Back to Winning Ways and Commentators Making Football Accessible

54

'Seeking the need in our communities' - Arsenal's title to lose and Sheffield Wednesday's fans step up

55

“Seek Peace, Not Division” – Liverpool’s Woes and the Banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans

56

The Footballer Who Gave Up Everything: The Story of Khallil Lambin

57

“Honouring with our words” – Marcus Speller on Staying Objective Throughout Manager Sacking Season

58

“This Has To Be A Wake-Up Call” – Ed’s First Press Conference, Premier League Upsets and Keeping Players Safe

59

“Community and Connection” - A Wet Weekend, Knee Slides Galore and Bridging the Gap Between the Football Pitch and the Church

60

"Hopefully We Can All Just Be A Little More Humble" - Liverpool Leave It Late, Ange's Bad First Day & Amorim Needs To Change?

61

"You Carry On And Keep That Head Up" - England Make It Past Andorra, The WSL Is Back And Ian & Wes Harding On Raising A Footballer

62

"Are Football Fans Hypocrites?" - Liverpool and Arsenal's HUGEly Dull Match, City's De Bruyne Shaped Hole & Does Our Tribalism Blind Us?

63

"You Have To Get Good At Having People Leave You" - Spurs Surprise City, Transfer Talk & Stewart MacGregor On What Agents Actually Do

64

Praying for a Football Club: A Morecambe FC Special

65

"I Think We Can Pray For Our Football Clubs." - Super Sunderland, Are Man City Back & A Prayer Walk For Morecambe

66

"You're Essentially Hoping That You've Got A Nice Billionaire" - Football Is Back! Ed & Joe Are Back! Crystal Palace Are Back!

67

It's The Big Man Up Top Show & Tell Episode!

68

"You're A Person First" - An Interview With John Bostock

69

Bonus Episode - The Lionesses Are In The Final!

70

"My Earliest Clear Memory Was Being Really Excited That England Were Playing Cameroon" - Producer Anthony's Story

71

"It's  about unity through football." - The CWC Final, The Women's Euros & Highlights From The National Christian Football Festival

72

"Is This What Supporting Stoke Is Like?" - Ed's Story

73

Diogo Jota 1996-2025

74

"Pele ran underneath it and back heeled it over his head and kept on running." - An Interview With Derek 'Chopper' Jefferson

75

The Big Man Up Top LIVE! At The Gathering - With Simon Thomas, John Bostock & Raphael Araoye

76

"Football Is Such An Incredible Leveler With People" - Joe's Story

77

It's The Big Man Up Top Season Review!

78

"We See A Huge Openness At This Time" - PSG Are Champions League Winners, The Rumour Mill Starts Again & How Do You Talk About Jesus Like A Normal Person?

79

"It's Not A Pantomime" - Playoff Drama, Villa And Forest Fall Short & What Happens When A Player Loses Their Way?

80

The FA Cup Final Special! - Crystal Palace Win! Also Phil Knox On Fasting From Sport

81

"We Look For A Messiah" - Forest Fall Short, Trent Walks Alone & The Hope Of Youth

82

"We Want That Moment Of Celebration" - Leeds Win The Championship, All The EFL Talk & How Do We Define Success?

83

"When Did You Go From Being A Doubter To A Believer?" - Liverpool Are Champions, The FA Cup Semis And So. Much. Football

84

"I'm God's Workmanship" - A Special Interview with Graham Daniels of Christians In Sport

85

"We can't get any lower, so let's just give it our all." - Palace pummeled by City, Don't Take Two Penalties & Staying Motivated When There's Nothing To Play For

86

"Your Architecture Communicates Something. " - Saints Sunk, Liverpool Stumble & What's So Important About A Stadium

87

"He Just Wants A New Challenge" - FA Cup Quarter Finals, Meslier's Mishaps & How To Say Goodbye

88

"You're A Long Time Living With Your Head" - England A Little Meh, Nations League Fun and James Cracknell OBE On Head Injuries

89

"There's Hope For Me Yet" - Newcastle Finally Win Something, United's busy Week & The Prodigal Henderson Brings Experience To Tuchel's England

90

"You've Got To Believe That God Can Bring Rivers In The Desert" - City Felled By Forest, 11.2 Yards & What's The Future For United?

91

"But Rage Is A Different Thing All Together" - FA Cup Drama, A VARse At Bournemouth & How To Avoid The Red Mist

92

"It's Honesty, It's Integrity, And It's Transparency" - Have Liverpool Won The PL Already? Who Sponsors Corners & What Makes A Good Leader

93

"It's Just A Way To Express Yourself" - Marmoush Magic, Everton's Great Week & How To Bring Church To The Football Pitch

94

"Actually, This Is Uprooting Your Life, Isn't It?" - Forest's Fun Weekend, More Woes For Manchester & All The Transfer Goss?

95

"Wine That Gladdens Humans Hearts" - Spurs Being Spursy, Arsenal And City's Tough Wins & Alcohol In Football

96

"God's Just Kind And Uses Idiots Like Me" - Everton's Resurgence, Dennis Law's Passing & Sharing Your Faith With Your Teammates

97

"Some Traditions Are Sacred" - Sir Tommy Tonks of Tamworth and Wearing Rose-tinted Glasses

98

"A Call to Transparency and Integrity" - Trent's Woes, FA Cup Replays, and Graeme Mathie on Ticket Prices

99

"You Go across Football Clubs In England, There's Christians Everywhere" - The Full Interview With The First Million Pound Teenager, Bruce Dyer

100

It's The Big Man Up Top Christmas Quiz!

101

"Lord, Are You Calling Me To Not Watch This World Cup?" - The Manchester Derby, The Sackings & World Cup 2034 Is Saudi Arabia's

102

"Everyone Has An Opinion" - Marc Guéhi's Armband, United's Ashworth U-Turn & Chelsea As Title Contenders

103

"It's About Having A Voice" - Liverpool On Top, Plenty Of Penalties & Are We Being Priced Out Of Football?

104

"This Is Something That Is So Important To Him" - Man City's Continued Woes, Amorim's First Game & Wallner's Last?

105

"Vulnerability Is Not A Weakness" - Simon Thomas on Mental Health in Football, the Nations League & Lower League Action

106

"It Begins With Kindness" - The Steel City Derby, Man City's woes and Don Mullan on Football as a Force For Good

107

"It's About Creating Good Pathways For Young Girls" - The FA Cup, Forest With The Big Boys & Carly Telford on Grassroots Football

108

Hope for a Second Chance - Resurrected Careers, Ten Hag's End & Late Comebacks

109

"You're Aiming For The Scoop" - The Media, The Managers and the Action

110

"I'm All Or Nothing" - Bruce Dyer, Fixture Congestion & Locker Room Christianity

111

"We Should All Imagine We Have a Child Watching Us" - Comebacks, Classic Howlers and is it Getting a bit Nasty?

112

"What Makes a Club Big Six?" - Chelsea, Navigating Change and Keeping Perspective

113

"How Ethical is That?" - City vs Arsenal, Biting, Disallowed Goals & Sportswashing

114

"Is it worth it?" "It's always worth it." - Scrappy Goals, the End of Honeymoon Periods, and Really Committing to Your Team

115

"You can't be a big footballer without the fame" - Sports Chaplaincy, Internationals & Old School Managers

116

Are you a booer? - Discussing criticism in the game with sports reporter Larry Henry

117

"We have something that can't be found elsewhere" - John Bostock on Social Media & the best of the weekend!

118

"It's a Fresh Start" - John Bostock, New Managers & Premier League excitement?

119

Faith, Hope & Football - It's A New Season!

120

Coming Soon... The Big Man Up Top!