The 2000-01 campaign delivered a devastating end to their top-flight era for Bradford as The Bantams finished a crushing 20th in the Premier League and were relegated. The season was defined by the sensational, high-ambition signing of Italian superstar Benito Carbone, whose five goals made him the league's top scorer in a campaign built on managerial turmoil and the high financial stakes of top-flight football. It was a dark, tumultuous year that is ultimately immortalized by Carbone's monumental, club-saving gesture to waive £3.32 million in wages after relegation, a moment of extraordinary principle that remains a defining chapter in the club's history.