At the opposite end of the table are Liverpool, QPR, Tottenham, and Aston Villa.
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Fans will get their first chance to see it at Saturday's match against QPR.
Smith led QPR between 1985 and 1988 and has since managed Newcastle, Portsmouth and Derby.
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The Rams suffered a 2-0 defeat to QPR in Clough's first game in charge.
"I'm overjoyed and can't wait to see him in a QPR shirt, " he said.
"I am delighted to be here and be a QPR player, " said the 31-year-old.
Here's how well that worked: QPR avoided relegation on the last day of the season.
Hoolahan, 28, missed a penalty against league leaders QPR in October, a game which finished goalless.
The 44-year-old BBC Sport columnist became Plymouth manager in June 2006 after five years at QPR.
Italian Briatore has already stated his intention to turn QPR into a world wide brand.
Victory at Championship leaders QPR on Saturday would see second-placed Cardiff take over at the top.
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City 3-2 QPR and the Premier League in won by City on goal differential.
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The newcomers for the 2011-12 season Norwich, Swansea and QPR all stayed up, although that hadn't happened since 2001-02.
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Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey then did well to deny Heidar Helguson when the QPR striker was sent clear.
The 35-year-old has initially joined on a loan deal to enable him to face QPR on Tuesday.
The former Cardiff City man joined QPR after he was released from the Bluebirds in June 2003.
The result still leaves QPR rock bottom with six points while Villa are 16th with 14 points.
The Canaries, playing with three changes from the side who beat league leaders QPR on Saturday, started brightly.
The former QPR and Plymouth manager was charged by the Football Association with improper conduct following his actions.
Carragher hit the post but Liverpool saw off QPR 1-0 at Anfield with Philippe Coutinho scoring the only goal.
It comes after QPR's board resigned on Monday, ahead of an assumed bid for parent company QPR Holdings Limited.
Emnes is available for their match with leaders QPR on Tuesday and is new boss Brendan Rodgers' fourth signing.
But Westwood diverted Kyle Walker's cross into his own net soon after the break to gift QPR the opener.
Miller is QPR's third signing of the January transfer window, following the arrivals of Wayne Routledge and Pascal Chimbonda.
The reunion pits new QPR manager Mark Hughes against a team he represented for three years in the 1990s.
His request was echoed by QPR's Joey Barton, who grew up on Merseyside, and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.
QPR's defeat leaves Neil Warnock's side still contemplating the mathematical possibility of relegation.
Left-back Tommy Williams is in contention for a place after his loan spell at QPR came to an end.
There did not look to be an upset on the cards when Andy Thomson shot QPR ahead after 18 minutes.
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