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title: "Luke Croll becomes the latest Palace departure on loan"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Weston"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2016-08-31T10:26:00Z"
modified: "2016-08-31T10:26:00Z"
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# Luke Croll becomes the latest Palace departure on loan

Palace defender Luke Croll has joined Exeter City on loan until the middle of January.

The 21-year-old joins the Grecians and has been added straight into the side for the club’s next game against Colchester United on Saturday.

Croll is yet to make a first team appearance for the club despite loan spells at Plymouth Argyle.

Exeter City are currently having an injury crisis with three first-team defenders out for this Saturday’s game.

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale stressed to [the club’s website](https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/exeter-city-sign-crystal-palaces-luke-croll-on-loan-until-january-3282240.aspx) the importance of signing Croll. He said:

“It is a much-needed signing in a problematic area that has arose for us in the last three or four weeks,

“He is a left-sided defender, predominantly a centre-back. We have discussed him, and others, over the past week or two and he fitted the bill in many ways.”

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