You raise a very good point. Marketing aside (yes, I said Marketing aside) the Club do seem to ride roughshod over the few fans they have at times.
Sorry, but if the Saints fans (who I always thought were a great bunch of fans) who travel down in numbers every year are sacrificed for a "double header" gate to drag our average up by its bootstraps, then the club have some real soul searching to do.
£25 to watch a team at the bottom of the table, after travelling hundreds of miles to get there and probably forking out money for a hotel and paying £1 more for a pint......or do they go to their local and watch it on SKY?

Oh...and if we were forced into this Double Header as has been suggested then I would suggest our landlords are in breach of contract......if we are paying for the pitch, then it's our pitch/stadium on that day and WE should dictate the ticket price.....In my ill informed opinion that is.

I'm not as upset about this as some fans appear to be as I presume it was organised to be some kind of promotional event for Quins RL, and I don't mind supporting Quins RL. However, if even Quins fans are unaware of the lack of options Saints fans and possibly also Quins fans have with regard to ticketing then that's not such a good thing IMO.

I won't be watching the Union match as my coach won't arrive in time for it but I will still have to pay £25 (plus coach costs, obviously).

.......and sitting in a seat that only costs £15 normally!!!!!!

It's a cunning plan to boost ST sales for 2011

What I'm led to believe is even worse if true that there is two hours between the matches and NO pass out so Quins can make money on food and drinks from a captive clientele.

I agree with your sentiment 100%, but I am not suprised if I am honest. The Stoop will be full, 14,500 will be declared (adding 1k per game to our average) and the coffers will do quite well.
As a business decision, it is a good short term solution, but is another example of the club maybe not getting it 100% right....in my opinion that is.
Remember, St Helens are the second biggest draw in London after the pies and haVe given us our biggest or second biggest gates EVERY YEAR since 2001.....that's not my opinion BTW....it's a fact

I raised it with the club today and we have confirmed it is £25. I wouldnt watch RU if they played in my back garden and its a con that we have to pay for both games with no intentions of watching the first. I will be there because non attendance would be biting the nose off to spite the face but I do feel ripped off. I have ordered tickets for £10 in advance previously. Further views here ; www.redvee.net/forums/showthread ... ia-Manager

I raised it with the club today and we have confirmed it is £25. I wouldnt watch RU if they played in my back garden and its a con that we have to pay for both games with no intentions of watching the first. I will be there because non attendance would be biting the nose off to spite the face but I do feel ripped off. I have ordered tickets for £10 in advance previously. Further views here ; www.redvee.net/forums/showthread ... ia-Manager

I,m glad we have just found out about this, a group of us have now cancelled our accommodation at Watford and won,t be attending the game. We will be going for a weekend in Dublin instead.
If this is the trend of the club at the stoop, then the away support will be non existent........what a rip off by Harlequins.

The problem is that it probably makes business sense to the club. I don't agree with it, but I can see why they have done it.

I really hope that those Saints fans that don't come down because of it consider coming down in future. It is a unique situation and one that is slightly out of the League Clubs hands (the union lot own the ground and had a fixture to reschedule) and you always seem to enjoy your trips down to London.

I think someone at the club needs to read this thread and instigate some damage control - quickly !!!

The only thing Union of concern on the day will be the union of upset Saints and Quins fans that decide to stay away..........

Get over it, its only £25. Not much for top class sport.

I not paying £25 quid either to watch my team at home, not interested in kick and clap so won't be attending. Disgraceful decision and another nail in the coffen.