For all the noise that surrounds Rangers during difficult periods, Findlay Curtis is clear on one thing: the backing from the Ibrox crowd still matters - and it is being felt by the players on the pitch.
After making his first start since July in last night’s victory over Hibernian at Ibrox, Curtis acknowledged the encouragement he has received from supporters eager to see more academy talent given opportunities.
“I think it’s just about obviously working hard,” Curtis said.
“You have to enjoy that backing as well.
“I’ll just knuckle down and work myself away.”
That support has not always been easy to maintain amid frustration, especially during matches where Rangers have struggled to impose themselves.
Yet Curtis believes the crowd’s belief in young players can be a powerful driver - provided the players respond with effort and bravery.
“We’ve got a lot of young boys,” he said.
“So, I think it’s just about expressing ourselves.
“There’s no fear at a club like Rangers.”
Danny Röhl echoed that sentiment after the win over David Gray’s side, offering a noticeably warmer assessment of the mood inside Ibrox than in previous home fixtures.
“Honestly, my feeling today was more positive,” Röhl said.
“I felt that supporters had a little bit more patience today and there were some key moments there.”
That patience, Röhl believes, is critical to unlocking the best from a young, evolving side.
Rather than anxiety transferring from the stands onto the pitch, he wants Ibrox to become a source of pressure for opponents - not for his own players.
“We have a stadium with 50,000,” Röhl said.
“Opponents come here and they have to feel the pressure - and we have to reduce our pressure from our own.”
Curtis performance reflected that dynamic.
While not flawless, he showed willingness to take responsibility, stretch the pitch and stay involved even when decisions did not always come off.
That willingness, Röhl insists, must be encouraged - not stifled.
“If we can put our effort in,” the Rangers boss said.
“Off the pitch as well do this again and again, then we create this energy in the stadium.”
The manager also acknowledged that nerves are inevitable, particularly with a young group still learning how to manage game states.
“There may be not so many leaders at the moment,” Röhl admitted.
“But this was also a message from me to my players - we have to grow up.
“We have to take responsibility.”
For Curtis, the relationship between players and supporters feels like it is slowly resetting.
Results help, of course, but so does visible commitment.
“I think the character and the dressing room,” Curtis said.
“The boys are all buzzing now. It’s a massive three points.”
As Rangers head into another high stakes fixture away to Hearts, that connection between pitch and stands will be tested again.
Röhl is under no illusions about what is required.
“We have to enjoy playing at home,” he said.
“And if we do this, then we make the next step.”
For Curtis and his fellow young players, that step is about embracing responsibility - backed by a crowd that, when patience and effort align, can still be one of Rangers greatest strengths.