He took him as a coach at QPR -- rivals now for automatic promotion -- .
Rivals got him noticed by Derby who , sadly , were looking to end the four - and - a-half - years ' good work Nigel Clough had done .
He took him as a coach at QPR -- rivals now for automatic promotion -- and it got him noticed by Derby who , sadly , were looking to end the four - and - a-half - years ' good work Nigel Clough had done .