By Neville Nixon
December 9 2004

Hammers have moved to solve the current short term goal keeping crisis by signing Robert Burch from Tottenham on a short term loan, believed to be initialy for one month.

West Ham United have swiftly moved to solve the club's current goal keeping crisis. Following injury to Hammer;s Number two keeper James Walker, Boss Alan Pardew wasted no time using what must be the equivalent to the Bat phone between West Ham and Spurs by signing promising young keeper Robert Burch on a month's loan.

Burch will join the increasingly large ex-spurs contingent at the Boleyn, including: Teddy Sheringham. Matty Etherington, Bobby Zamora and Sergei Rebrov!