Is it just my eyes or are we laying brown grass?
That should confuse the opposition....

The colours coming out of the webcam are all to pot. It's green grass, very green ideed and the contractors seem to be really cracking on this weekend!

no the colours are right the turf is upside down

perhaps Steves Friday theme should have been around Brown instead of Green

Golden Brown perhaps?
Brown Turf in the ring (tra-la-la-la-la)

Golden Brown. (I always thought the next line was "Like my Manchura" but I have no idea what a Manchura might be)..

I'd like to welcome Jo Guest to the Forum. Loving your work. (I gather you're a big influence on the Home Secretary's husband..)

It still looks very brown to me , but all the other colours on the webcam seem accurate...

Just checked & it looks like the Webcam is playing up again. The Blue seats are OK ... but the square appears brown ... unless someone has removed the grass that was there in the last few days it proves that green is missing from the pictures

perhaps we could send a spy who lives or works near the gorund to have a look in and see whats really happening

Who knows - maybe the webcam is actually not 'live' at all and is merely a video recording of the gorund in Dubai or Antigua.

Its all a Yorkshire cover up to justify to the RCB that we have spent their money on the ground refurb and new drainage system but really nothing has happened at all and we have just pocketed the money so as to send 25 players on the pre-season tour to Dubai!

Admittedly it's not a lush green, probably because Mr Buttler bought a webcam for £2.99 off eBay (and good for him if he did).

But I wouldn't describe it as brown, as there is definitely a green tinge (at least on my computer screen).

The first match at Headingley is 3 weeks on Sunday, so plenty of time left.

Yours Optimistically

YC

It looks grey on the web-cam feed on my pc. It shows the correct colour on the photos from a seperate article on the official site. Will be at Headingley next week so should all be down by then.

A mate who went to see Yorks Tykes on Sunday said they were laying grass whilst the game was on.

They had a report & some pictures of the relaying on Look North tonight. The grass certainly looked green. I suspect the Web cam needs looking at again. The report said that with decent weather the job would be finished 'by the weekend' & that the grass was binding well

the photos on the official site (as opposed to the webcam) show nice lush green colour so think James just needs to climb on top pf the rugby stand and give the webcam lens a wipe clean

All on track according to the Yorkshire Post.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Headingley-on-schedule-as-new.5123888.jp

Maybe some extras friendlies for us to enjoy.

You tractor lovers out there should check out the webcam.

I nipped over to Headingley yesterday, and the outfield is looking great. As someone who has been involved in "gardening" at the commercial level, I can assure you things are going to schedule, and that matches will proceed on time.

JM - Middlesborough

And presumably it is actually green in the flesh..

I find the idea of someone nipping over from Middlesbrough to Headingley just to contemplate the colour of the outfield to be dedication of the highest order. If there were a "fan of the season" award, it would, in my opinion, already have been won.

I'm only surprised that the club haven't embraced this commercial opportunity and started charging for tickets to watch the grass literally grow in front of your very eyes.
It's only slightly less shameless than charging a non-returnable ammount for a day's play that is unlikely to take place..

Steve - I've lost count of the number of posts where you've managed to get that particular gripe in. But I salute your creativity and hope the club listens.

I'm still waiting for an answer on the one about members having a 'window of opportunity' to buy discounted FPT 1/4 final tickets (that I thought were included in my 'all home games' membership), when the final qualifying match is on a Wednesday, and the 1/4 finals are 3 days later on the Saturday. And the Headingley ODI is on in between, so the staff may be busy.

A good gripe is always worth an airing!
Thankyou for admiring my creativity - I can only admire your optimism in thnking we might reach the Quarter Final...

It would be embarrasssing if they ran out of grass.
It makes the boundary a bit short at the football stand end..

We could always do what we did as kids. Just have one set of stumps at the Rugby Stand end and bowl all overs from t'other end.

Although Matt Prior might not be too impressed to see the boundary rope that near to him.

just checked the webcam. it looks a bit short at the football stand. reminds me of the carpet fitter stroking his chin and saying to his mate, did you measure it in yards instead of metres?.

We now have grass that reaches the boundary.
But it's still a very strange colour - and this is a lovely bright sunny day.

Its green(ish). My flat overlooks the ground.

lools pretty well finished to me. Now lets have a little sun.

The webcam is now "temporarily unavailable." Alas, these gadgets are temperamental, so its not surprising.

The new grass was featured on Look North last night. It looks rather nice (& green!!). Mr Buttler was interviewed ... so is probably practicing his autograph as we speak (sorry couldn't resist).

Is the webcam broken, or is the club just tired of the arm-chair experts making daily comments? Seems like a long time now that the cam has been inactive.

The webcam appears to have disappeared altogether. Too bad, I logged on to the official site nearly every day to watch the proceedings. I'm sure I wasn't the only one. Has it been "turned off" or is it out of order?

Me too, very interestd in the progress, we have had ideal weather, sunshine and then some good proper rain after it has beenlaid to bed it all in.

We want our webcam back. Anyone for a petition?

- The Ministry of Truth

maybe the webcam has some incriminating evidence and has had to be taken into police custody to avoid it falling into the hands of Labour spin doctors, G20 protesters or Lancastrian spies

I'm NUM. Your politics is showing!

It's back but it looks a bit gloomier than usual in Leeds.

James Buttler must hate us when we go off on a tangent like this...

he may hate us but our moaning and speculation at least means he jumps into action.

Lets now try moaning about the cleanliness of the toilets, the quality of the beer and the comfort of the seats and see if he can resolve these quickly before we start coming up with more left-field suggestions!

Can we have our webcam back..?
I'd grown rather fond of it.

A report by James Buttler is completely in order!

Since when does it take a month to repair a webcam. I miss it. Come on James.

According to the official site the webcam is back in operation, or at least a message notes that "APOLOGIES
The webcam is temporarily unavailable. Normal service will resume later today. "

will the webcam work ? will the scoreboad work ? will the public address system work ? will the team work ?

Still looks pretty dark from Harrogate. What's the problem?

Its been a rough start to the season both on and off the field.

I believe the webcam is back online....