The team do seem to perform better when our internationals are away. That would indicate that something is there that needs looking into closely to get the best out of the team. I don't know what that might be but some possibilities are: The is a sense of 'underdog' or 'I'll show them' from the second string players that are promoted, that some of the internationals are an unstable influence on the play and/or culture of the side, we have been playing sub par competition on those occasions, the other team takes us lightly because of our missing players, we have to change our style and player-player dynamic because of the missing players and that works better for the team.
Worth talking about?