Nervous Hammers sign back up for Jussi

Bobby: Brilliant at everything!

After a somewhat nervous beginning to his Hammers career for Spanish stopper Adrian, the ever-proactive Hammers board have taken the step of making arrangements for absolutely all eventualities by signing top Croatian net-minder Mladen Petric.

They shall not pass

Highly celebrated In Switzerland after his stint at FC Basel, for whom he made a crucial last minute penalty save in their 2006 UEFA Cup group-stage match versus AS Nancy-Lorraine after Basel's first  choice keeper Franco Costanzo was sent off for a foul on Nancy's Issiar Dia.

Interestingly, such is Petric’s dynamism that he can also double up as a striker which represents a fantastic two-for-the-price-of-one bargain for the Bubbles management. Even better, he will join a gathering list of Hammers outfield stars who have donned the Keepers jersey for the causethat includes Henri Lansbury, Julian Dicks and, of course, Sir Bobby Moore.