UNITED TOLD TO STOP MOANING

From Back Page to move clubs under freedom of contract. But McCoist hit back by claiming Thompson has no reason to complain because he knew the regulations before making his move to land the talented teenager. ‘Stephen knew the rules before he went and got Charlie,’ said McCoist. ‘I don’t think you can complain about the rules after you make your own decision. You have to abide by them. ‘Of course I can understand Dundee United’s disappointment and frustration. But they knew the rules and now they are having a moan about the rules. I’m not so sure I can understand people complaining about the rules when they know the rules. ‘We got our just rewards for the education we gave Charlie over the last 10 years.’ The Rangers boss will be without star man Lewis Macleod tonight for the Championship clash against Queen of the South but revealed the hamstring injury sustained in the shock Petrofac Training Cup semi-final defeat at Alloa won’t lead to a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Yet, while McCoist says there is nothing to report on interest in the creative midfielder, he doesn’t expect his injury to render his star player invisible to other clubs. ‘I don’t expect interest probably because I’m not wanting any interest,’ he said. ‘But I’m not daft enough to think that good players don’t attract interest and Lewis is obviously a very, very good player. We will just have to react to whatever happens. But it goes without saying that I understand the economics of the whole situation and I wouldn’t be too keen on losing one of our better younger players.’ Meanwhile, Ibrox midfielder Nicky Law has admitted he felt like hiding away after the Indodrill Stadium debacle against Alloa last midweek. But he vowed that effort is not a problem at Ibrox. ‘There’s nobody in our dressing room pointing fingers and accusing others of not trying,’ he said. ‘It’s nothing to do with a lack of effort. We’ve just been switching off at the wrong times. But we are proud professionals and the desire to win this league is huge. ‘But I feel for the fans. I saw some were suggesting we should have gone over to them after losing (at Alloa and Hearts), like the Dortmund players did when they lost (at Arsenal in the Champions League). ‘After losing, the last thing our fans would want to shake is our hands. ‘But I feel for the manager too. He’s taking the stick but we are the players who are making mistakes and we owe it to him to start winning.’