Philosophically speaking - Podcast

Dave Thomas, one of the stars of the great QPR teams of the 1970s, is the special guest on this week's podcast.

Thomas discusses his time at the club while regular panellists Chris Mendes, Paul Finney and Chris Charles look back at the weekend result at Middlesbrough .

Host David Fraser presides over affairs, and asks whether we're being too hard on ourselves after an improved display at the Riverside .

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