Reading FC and so it goes on!

Despite the pre season loss of a number of key players, we are doing very well and are sitting a comfortable third with a great goal difference.

Kevin Doyle has kept on banging them in and has signed a new contract, he is being ably supported up front by Noel Hunt.

Jimmy Kebe is now striking fear into the hearts of fullbacks, despite being s figure of ridicule last year.

Jem Karacan is proving to be a real find, although he is being rested at the moment.

At least if/when he goes we should get a decent fee!

The match away to Bristol City last week was one of the best performances for a number of years. BBC Report

I haven't seen us control a game like that for some time, cracking goal from Cisse also.

Today's game wasn't as good a performance, but as they say it's the results that count.

Great 20 yard effort from Doyle was a highlight of the performance, a downside was the really poor performance of the officials, particularly the yellow flag assistant who could have cost us the game. Two what looked like perfectly good goals disallowed and some phantom offsides ...

I'm really starting to worry about the general level of officiating in the English game, inconsistent and gutless are just two thoughts that come to mind :-(

Derby were really awful, they look as bad if not worse than last season!

Just looking at the report on Sky's web page, and apparently John Oster came on as sub in the 60th min !!!

http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_2861226,00.html

BBC report

Lets keep it up!

Freesat and HD

Got one of the new Freesat HD boxes the BFSAT01HD from Bush a handy tip, most people who have Sky+ and multiroom will have a quad LNB fitted to their satellite dish.

Sky+ and multiroom only take up three of the LNB outputs, this leaves one to be used for freesat

The Bush box states in the specification that it has an LNB passthrough meaning that you can use both the Bush and Sky boxes from the same LNB output, beware opf this as it didn't work me and others.

If you don't want to go to the trouble of running an extra cable from your dish, you can use one of the switchable satellite switches from somewhere like Maplin.

The most satisfactory way is however to run an extra cable and is well worth the trouble.

Cable lengths can be purchased on eBay, I bought mine via a particularly good vendor there called uksatellitecompanyltd very fast delivery and good communication and advice.

The box itself is more or less the same as the Grundig model (same manufacturer) a little basic but functional, EPG good and esy to use. I would recommend this box, my only criticism is that it runs a little hot.

Not a great deal of HD as yet, but if this is a sign of things to come and with the economy heading the way it is, this could be an alternative to the high cost of Sky.