Maybe he's also sick of the stick he got from certain people at most home games? I've always thought Yatesy contributed far more consistently than Semple. After the Durham red card I thought we should get rid, but he won me over.
If he's gone for the money, that's disappointing. To take a step down for more money shows what sort of person he is -not the sort of player we need in our squad. Our players need to play for the shirt, not the dollar.