If there was a hierarchy of loan players being accepted by fans, he must be near the bottom:
Other league (fine) >
Other non-OF SPFL club (ach, go on then) >
OF player (I'd rather not) >
Ex-well OF Player (Hmmmm, nah) >
Ex-well player who spent 10 years in our youth setup, refused a contract extension and jumped for nothing more than the development fee (fuck right off) >
Ex-well player who spent 10 years in our youth setup, refused a contract extension and jumped for nothing more than the development fee and called us all smelly bastards on the way out (apocalypse)
For the record, he's second bottom. It's not quite Paul Slane being offered back on loan, but I can see why it's hard to take.