Rangers to boycott Dundee United cup clash CHARLES Green has confirmed that Rangers will not be taking their allocation of tickets for the Scottish Cup clash with Dundee United at Tannadice. A statement from Green late on Tuesday referred to everyone at Ibrox being "dismayed at the actions of certain SPL clubs, which were actively engaged in trying to harm Rangers when we were in a perilous situation and we are acutely aware of their attitude to us." Fans had earlier this week been urged to boycott the fifth round tie by the Rangers Supporters" Assembly over Dundee United's opposition to the Ibrox club's application to join the Scottish Premier League. United chairman Stephen Thompson, who recently resigned his position on the SPL board, has been subject to particular criticism from some sections of the Rangers support as a result of his attitude towards the application in the summer. Thompson had also refused to refund Rangers fans when a match at Tannadice between the two clubs in November 2009 was abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. The statement issued by Charles Green confirmed that the refusal to take up the ticket allocation had been a "unanimous decision by the board, senior management and staff at Ibrox" whilst pointing out that not every club who opposed the SPL application fall into the same category, pointing out that "we made Motherwell very welcome when we played them at Ibrox in the League Cup competition recently." Green added: "Feelings remain very raw and it should be no surprise that we as a club feel this way. It is unsurprising too that there has been a reaction from our supporters to this particular fixture. The last thing we want to do is to compromise security arrangements for any match. I therefore appeal to all fans not to travel to this match and to Dundee United not to sell tickets to Rangers supporters. Our only regret is that this turn of events will not assist Ally McCoist and the team in what will be a very difficult fixture. We should make clear that the Club, the manager and the players all look forward to a situation where Rangers fans attend every match to support the team. The fans are our greatest asset. Revenue generated by Scottish Cup ties is split evenly between clubs, but the statement from the Rangers chief executive makes no mention of whether the Ibrox side would expect their percentage of the profits. Dundee United's board are due to meet on Wednesday to discuss their response to the boycott, with the tie scheduled for February 2, 2013.