Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara claims he does not want a penny from Partick Thistle after their promotion success.

The former Celtic defender quit Firhill in January to take over at Tannadice before Alan Archibald led the Maryhill outfit to the Irn-Bru First Division title.

A legal row followed over the payment of an £80,000 compensation clause and reports last week suggested McNamara had issued his former employers with a counter-claim worth £40,000 for bonus payments for his part in helping Thistle clinch a place in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

But McNamara said: "I can assure everyone I don't want anything from Partick Thistle money-wise.

"I wish it was resolved, that's the frustrating thing.

"Since I have left there has been a lot coming from Partick Thistle's side, including the stuff last Friday.

"I think they way they have handled it has been very disappointing, instead of just wishing us good luck.

"The compensation thing could have been sorted last month but they decided not to take it for some reason. They could have had the full money.

"I'm just waiting on the legal side of things. They are playing legal games at the moment, which I hope to get resolved because as much as I'm disappointed and frustrated by the way they have dealt with it, I'm delighted for the players that they have managed to get promotion."

Thistle were in second place but with two games in hand over then leaders Morton when McNamara made his Tayside switch and were also preparing for the Ramsdens Cup final date with Queen of the South.

But the 39-year-old feels the legacy of his spell as boss has been undermined by the fall-out.

"It is sad to see this breakdown in the relationship," he said. "It has become very personal to me. It has tarnished things by making it out to be about money.

"Once it's resolved I will come out and say my side on things. I have kept my silence during the course of it, hoping it would all be resolved and that they would give us a good send-off.

"Instead of worrying about what I am saying, they should be concentrating on the fact their team has got promotion for the first time in 10 years and reached a cup final.

"So there is a lot of things I'm angry about, with things being mentioned about money, because that was never the case with me."

Relations between McNamara and Partick were hardly improved when he signed Jags pair Chris Erskine and Paul Paton on pre-contract agreements.

But the United manager now faces losing two of his top players, with Italian outfit Catania still looking to land striker Johnny Russell despite seeing a £380,000 bid rejected, while defender Barry Douglas has held talks with Lech Poznan of Poland.

"They asked if Barry could go over and see their facilities," McNamara said. "He is out of contract so it will be down to him. I won't begrudge him if that is what he wants to do with his career.

"If he wants to stay here then great because I'd love to work with him again."