Eagles set to give up on Adebola
Trevor Francis is keeping the door open for Dele Adebola to join Crystal Palace - but does not expect him to walk through it.
Francis tried to reunite with the former Birmingham City striker last week, but the move fell down over the Nigerian's wage demands.
Instead, the Palace manager called Steve Kabba into his squad and the youngster came on to score a spectacular winner in the 2-1 defeat of Preston at Deepdale.
Now Francis seems ready to give up on Adebola. He said: 'There is no agreement unless he and his agent reconsider, but I don't see that happening.'
Preston manager Craig Brown watched his team crash to a harsh defeat and was left to reflect on the display of new striker Ricardo Fuller, whose opener was cancelled out by Darren Powell.
Brown said: 'He's an exciting player and it's a pity his goal wasn't the winner, as it deserved to be.'
Neither side looked promotion material and a lack of money means Francis and Brown have little scope to improve their squads.
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