Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway is having his Premier League squad undergo regular hypnosis!

Former world boxing champ Glenn Catley, now a qualified hypnotherapist, has been visiting the club regularly since the players returned for pre-season training last month.

He told The Independent: "I underwent hypnotherapy for 10 years in my boxing career. When I retired eight years ago, I took a course in clinical psychotherapy, hypnosis and sports psychology in Bristol.

"Two months ago I was out walking the dog and bumped into Ian, a good friend from way back in the west country where we both live.

"After talking to him about what I did, he invited me to meet with his players. He told me they have all the talent but psychologically they were letting a few demons creep in."

Catley added: "Now I see them for a few days every week, including the first team squad. We work on a one-to-one basis and part of the therapy is to hypnotise them, putting them in a trance.

"I think it helps to eliminate many psychological problems."