There’s a simple, fair point hidden in the moan: loan signings have always eaten into minutes for homegrown lads. The anger aimed at Moore feels selective when you remember Malik, Kent, Sima and others who did the same. You can want Curtis back and still accept Moore doing a job.
Loans are part of the landscape
To be fair, signings brought in to plug gaps will always compete with youngsters. It’s not new. The club signs players because they believe those men can help now, not because they want to stunt development. That doesn’t excuse everything, but it explains why minutes move around.
Curtis versus Moore — it’s not zero-sum
I get the feeling for Curtis. He’s got pace, a shot and that willingness to take men on. Sounds like a proper wee player who’d benefit from regular games. But backing Moore while he’s at Ibrox doesn’t mean throwing Curtis under a bus. You can criticise selection and still recognise what the loanee brings.
Where’s the consistent heat?
The real gripe should be about consistency from supporters. If people were up in arms when Malik or Kent limited minutes for other youngsters, fair enough — but that debate didn’t stick the same way. Some of the dislike seems personal, a knee-jerk against a young player from Spurs more than anything tactical or performance-related. That feels odd.
Truth is, we’d all love both options: keep promising homegrown players developing while bringing in the right complements. It’s rarely that tidy. For now the sensible take is to back our own lads to progress, keep calling for chances where they’re deserved, and not get caught up in inconsistent rants when a loan happens to be doing well.
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