Fox announced that he was leaving because he wanted to win trophies and (re)kindle his international career. He went to Ross County. Higgy went to Killie weeks after condemning plastic pitches. Despite finding no club in the summer, Balatoni knocked back another chance at Thistle. The players see the club from the inside, day after day. Is it possible that it was a perceived lack of ambition at the club that drove them away rather than a few more quid or whatever?