The peace accord between St Helens and Bradford Bulls seems to have foundered inside six weeks.

Saints and the Bulls meet in a table-topping Tetley's Super League clash at Valley Parade tomorrow night.

But the atmosphere before their third Sky Sports TV clash of the season has been soured by news that St Helens are erecting a big screen in a bar at Knowsley Road for their fans.

Bulls' media and public relations manager Stuart Duffy said: "Saints are only charging their fans £10, which includes a meal and four free pints of beer, plus free admittance to a function at their club."

St Helens have therefore carried out what their controversial coach Ian Millward was threatening following the most recent league clash between the clubs at Knowsley Road on Friday, June 28, which Saints won 34-26.

The outspoken Australian accused the Bulls fans of "unsportsmanlike behaviour" in the post-match press conference, believing they boycotted the match in retaliation for Saints fielding a severely weakened side at Valley Parade on Saturday, April 20.

Saints were thrashed 54-22 - just a week before they faced Wigan in the Challenge Cup final.

Millward also said after the June clash: "Now we'll put the next game against Bradford in our bar for our supporters to watch and not go to Bradford."

The joint statement, issued just a week later by the club's chairmen Chris Caisley (Bulls) and Eamonn McManus, said that the clubs had put aside their "minor differences of opinion" and wanted to concentrate on promoting the sport.

A resolute Duffy added: "We entered into this agreement after the latest debacle so that we could concentrate on on-the-field affairs and support each other's club.

"This is in the spirit of Super League, and we have always taken more fans to away grounds than any other club in Super League and will continue to do so.

"We don't think this latest move by St Helens is in the spirit of things.

"Now we want our fans to give St Helens the welcome they deserve tomorrow."

However, Saints' head of branding and corporate affairs Andy Foreman said: "This is in no way a stay-away measure by our fans.

"It is only for 100 of them maximum and is merely a method of trying to gain income from our fans rather than have them going into town and drinking there.

"You must realise that this is a Friday night game and many of our fans might have to work late and not be able to travel to Bradford."