Get the biggest football stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailFormer Derby and Portsmouth manager Jim Smith has passed away at the age of 79 after battling illness. Smith, who also had tenures in charge of Newcastle, QPR and Birmingham, passed away in hospital on Tuesday afternoon with wife Yvonne by his side. At QPR, Smith was famed for introducing a 3-5-2 system, which helped alter the face of English football. "I'm in the office one day and Chris Kamara is outside working for Sky and I'm in my office with Jim Smith. Former club QPR paid their respects on social media, tweeting: "All at QPR are deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of former R’s manager Jim Smith.

Source: Daily Mirror December 10, 2019 18:38 UTC