The Big League

[robf]

I was just looking for something to listen to on BBC Sounds during my work and I noticed this programme at 11am today.

There's a Port Vale connection (as the intro below says one of the teams is "Pork Vale") while it seems to be a good way of staying healthy and helping your mental health, so some of you may be interested to listen - 

Real Madras, Borussia Moobsandbackfat, OB City, Man Titty, Inter PieAmi, Pork Vale, ScranMere Rovers - all real teams that play in the big league.

Man Vs Fat is a football league designed to help men lose weight.

The league says it has helped around 23,000 men lose 601,288lbs since it started in 2016. But dropping a few belt notches is not the only thing that has transformed lives

Men talking about their mental health is still typically rare - Jay Unger has struggled with his own weight and has played in Man V Fat for a few years.

Being part of a fat football community, has helped him and thousands of other men to open up about their mental health and get through some of the most difficult situations in their life

Some of the stories are really heart-breaking and difficult to listen to - but ultimately the men in Newport, North Tyneside and Edinburgh Jay meets tell him how a community, brought together by football, has helped them reshape their lives..

BBC Radio 4 - The Big League

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

 

 

 

[Rampant Zebra]

Friend of mine used to play for a team in Shrewsbury 😄

[scunthorpe]

On 20/03/2024 at 10:25, robf said:

I was just looking for something to listen to on BBC Sounds during my work and I noticed this programme at 11am today.

There's a Port Vale connection (as the intro below says one of the teams is "Pork Vale") while it seems to be a good way of staying healthy and helping your mental health, so some of you may be interested to listen - 

Real Madras, Borussia Moobsandbackfat, OB City, Man Titty, Inter PieAmi, Pork Vale, ScranMere Rovers - all real teams that play in the big league.

Man Vs Fat is a football league designed to help men lose weight.

The league says it has helped around 23,000 men lose 601,288lbs since it started in 2016. But dropping a few belt notches is not the only thing that has transformed lives

Men talking about their mental health is still typically rare - Jay Unger has struggled with his own weight and has played in Man V Fat for a few years.

Being part of a fat football community, has helped him and thousands of other men to open up about their mental health and get through some of the most difficult situations in their life

Some of the stories are really heart-breaking and difficult to listen to - but ultimately the men in Newport, North Tyneside and Edinburgh Jay meets tell him how a community, brought together by football, has helped them reshape their lives..

BBC Radio 4 - The Big League

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

 

 

 

 

I listened to that and it was terrific, thanks for sharing. MAN v FAT has more than a passing Vale connection though...it was started by a Shanahan. 

Oh, and there are leagues in Macclesfield, Crewe and Stoke if anyone wants to join! 

MANvFAT Football

WWW.MANVFATFOOTBALL.ORG