March 6 2008

Dougie Freedman

Crystal Palace forward Dougie Freedman has had a change of heart and decided to join Leeds on loan.

The 33-year-old iniitally rejected a move to the League One club on Wednesday stating he wanted to fight for his place in the Palace team.

But Eagles boss Neil Warnock has told the Scot he is not part of his plans for the rest of the campaign.

"I had a conversation with Neil on Wednesday and he feels I'm not going to play much of a part in the rest of the season," said Freedman.

"He is building for next season and I understand that - but not playing games isn't good to me, so I've decided to go to Leeds.

"Palace are in my blood and if I go to Leeds, play some games and help them get promoted then hopefully I can come back to Palace and show him that he shouldn't have let me go."