Paladini Reaffirms No Cook Sale...re Transfers in... and on Savings From Released Players (Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times)

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Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Reto waiting in the wings - 30 January 2007
QPR have launched a bid to bring Tottenham wide man Reto Ziegler to Loftus Road before the transfer window closes.
Rangers hope to borrow the Swiss international for the rest of the season - but have made it clear that they do not view him as a replacement for Lee Cook.
Tottenham are among the Premiership clubs to have inquired about Cook in recent weeks, but have been categorically told the £10m-rated winger is not for sale.
If Rs manager John Gregory lands Ziegler, he plans to play him as a left wing-back, with three central defenders and Cook featuring on the left of a three-man midfield.
Gregory wants Nottingham Forest defender Danny Cullip to be one of that centre-back trio, although a deal is yet to be finalised.
The former Fulham and Brentford defender, 30, has also accumulated plenty of experience in the Championship with Brighton and Sheffield United, but is thought to be keen on a move back to London.
QPR chairman Gianni Paladini told the Times: "We've agreed everything, more or less - it's a case of whether Forest will let him go before they bring in a replacement.
"[Damion] Stewart and [Michael] Mancienne are doing very well, but John prefers to play three at the back and we need someone with experience to guide the younger players through.
"People are still phoning up about Cook, Jones and Blackstock, but I've made it clear they are not for sale. We don't want to commit hari-kari and the board are unanimous in that."
Gregory clinched his second signing of the transfer window last weekend when Derby midfielder Adam Bolder, 26, turned down a move back to his hometown club, Hull, to rejoin his former boss.
Bolder, who made 181 appearances in nearly seven years at Pride Park, will help plug the gap left by the hamstring injury that is likely to rule Marc Bircham out for the season.
But the exit door has also been busy at Loftus Road, with squad players Matthew Hislop and Jon Munday leaving the club alongside the out of favour Matthew Rose.
In all, eight players have been released in the last six weeks and Paladini added: "When you terminate a contract, you save at least 50 per cent of what you would pay if the contract ran to its end.
"We've reduced the wage bill by £500,000 in recent weeks and that's an important part of what we're trying to do to get this club out of trouble. Kilburn Times