The rising star was handed a rare start against Hibs as Danny Rohl’s men moved up to third in the Premiership
15:14, 16 Dec 2025Updated 19:34, 16 Dec 2025
Findlay Curtis of Rangers
Rangers kid Findlay Curtis was delighted to be called in from the cold on Monday night. But the young frontman admits he can’t allow himself to become too disappointed if he’s back warming the bench on Sunday.
Danny Rohl handed the 19-year-old his first start since July in the 1-0 win over Hibernian. The Scotland Under-21 cap has been made to wait for his big chance despite a clamour from fans.
But Curtis is aware of the need to show patience while he works to secure himself a more regular gig in German gaffer Rohl’s line-up. He said: “Obviously I was buzzing to be back starting on Monday night. I think my hard work has paid off since June. I’m happy to have made that start and helped the team to a massive three points.
“I’ve scored a couple of goals back in July-August time. Obviously you have to enjoy that backing as well from the fans. In training you need to be the best player in and you have to look to impress the manager. I’m happy I got a start the other night.
“There’s obviously been a lot of competition for places since the summer and it’s good to have that competition. I think it’s just about being patient and once you get that chance, you need to take it. The new manager said the exact same thing, he just said be patient, just keep on knuckling down in training and obviously rewards will come if you keep on working hard.
“So, I’ll take Monday night’s experience and move on to the next one. I think he’s been very good to me, he’s been very honest. He’s told me bits where I’ve been very good and told me bits where I need to work on.
“I’ll work hard on that and obviously just be myself. I’m playing for this massive club and it’s a massive result.”
While Curtis has been forced to wait his turn, 18-year-old Spurs loanee Mikey Moore has already established himself as one of the main men at Rangers. Curtis can’t praise his pal enough – but he sees no reason to try to copy the Englishman’s style.
Rangers’ Mikey Moore (Image: SNS Group)
“Mikey’s been brilliant since he’s come here,” he said. “He’s a huge addition to the squad and his hard work in training as well has been paying off.
“The credit goes to him but I think it’s just about myself as well. Along with all the other boys in that squad, I just need to knuckle down and look forward to the next game.
“I’d just say I’m focusing on myself, obviously. I think, naturally as a player, you just want to focus on yourself and just work hard. Obviously, you want to take bits from people’s games and I think that’s the competition we have in that squad.”
Rohl sent out an inexperienced line up to face Hibs, with the average age of the starting outfielders only 22.2.
But they were mature enough to get a win that has fired up hopes of a surprise title bid just a couple of months after fans thought their Premiership ambitions had been burned by a disastrous start to the campaign.
“I think the character in the dressing room [is great],” said Curtis. “Obviously, the boys are all buzzing now.
“It’s a massive three points and I think we’ll just keep on working our way. Obviously we’ve got Hearts on Sunday so we’ll look forward to that.
“We’ve got a lot of young boys. You’ve got Jayden Meghoma, you’ve got Mikey. I think it’s just about expressing ourselves. There’s no fear at a club like Rangers. You just need to take it and grasp it.”