Hello, welcome to the Not the Top 20 podcast and something of a bonus episode for you today.

We're chatting to one of the early stars of the championship season.

I'm Ali Maxwell and I'm joined by Queens Park Rangers defender and top goal scorer,

Rob Dickie, who we're very excited to get to know better.

So thank you, Rob, for taking the time out ahead of your game against Middlesbrough tonight

to chat to us today.

No problem at all.

Thank you for my kind introduction.

Well, we have a reputation for hard-hitting questions, so I'm going to dive straight in.

What is going on, Rob?

You're a central

defender, and you've been known over the last few years for not only a great defensive skill set,

but also a rare sort of passing ability when playing out from the back. But then this season

started. Against Millwall on opening day, you completed the most dribbles on the pitch,

one of which ended up in you scoring a screamer from 25 yards. Five minutes later, you completed the most dribbles on the pitch, one of which ended up in you scoring a

screamer from 25 yards. Five minutes later, you galloped forward again, nutmeg to defender won a

free kick on the edge of the box. You scored a thumping header from a corner in the Carabal Cup

against Leighton Orient, and then against Hull last weekend, towards the end of the game, you won the

ball on halfway, you watched as your teammates

built an attack down the left side, and 12 or 13 passes later, you thought you fancied a piece

of the action as well, jogged into the six-yard boxing and tucked in a cutback for your third

goal in as many games. What is this all about, Rob Dickie? To be honest, the way that we

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