You make some fair points here and note I have consistently said it does not need a mid day rotation . But I do think it needs careful thought and some creative thinking how else do challenging situations get resolved or do you just give up ? I have never prescribed to that in anything I do !
For example if in the current climate a return rotation is difficult why not do a morning island flight use the plane during the day to other destinations and then return with an evening flight. Or do what Jersey European used to do and run a Belfast City device stopping at the Isle of Man . It’s too easy to be negative the Isle of Man needs more than one Gatwick service connecting it to the neighbouring capital .