JEFFERIES' BUNGLE?
With the Bantams currently rooted to the foot of the Premiership, Opta have been having a look at the stats to see if he is wise to show them the door.
Jefferies' decision to transfer-list three of his biggest stars may have come as a shock to many Bantams fans, but it was well documented before the Scot joined the Yorkshire outfit that he was keen to bring in his own talent.
Collymore was arguably the least surprising of the transfer-listed players, as the errant striker has failed to settle at yet another top-flight club.
The 29-year-old front man has started just five games for the Bantams this term, and despite scoring on his debut, has never truly endeared himself to the Bradford faithful.
However, of 14 shots attempted by Collymore, nine were on target, giving him the most accurate shooting ratio of any of the club's strikers.
Nonetheless, his continued lack of fitness and perhaps even his notoriety have combined to convince the Bradford management that he should be allowed to leave.
Carbone has had far less success in front of goal than his English colleague. The Italian has fired off 39 attempts at goal, but having troubled the keeper with just 14 of these, his accuracy is a fairly poor 36%.
Despite having scored three times for the club, Jim Jefferies clearly feels he is not getting value for money.
Of course, Carbone is better known for his visionary passing than his goal scoring. He has set up three goals for his team-mates in his 19 games, although he has managed a passing accuracy of just 69%.
Bradford first-team coach Stuart McCall has attempted over 200 more passes than Carbone, but has an identical success rate - Jefferies clearly feels that Carbone's level of commitment and success does not match the wages they pay him.
One statistic that must infuriate the Bradford boss is that although Carbone has attempted more dribbles than any of his other players with 42, he has lost the ball on average three times in every four attempts, and a greater level of success has been reached by 'lesser' names such as Dean Windass and Peter Beagrie.
Perhaps the most surprising of the three players shown the exit is Dan Petrescu. The Bantams' ex-Chelsea defender, who can often be devastating going forward as England learned to their cost in the World Cup in 1998, has arguably been one of the few successes this term for the Valley Parade side.
While Petrescu has not excelled in any particular department for Bradford, his tackling has been very sound, with 76% of all challenges won. He has played a solid all-round game, and has been Bradford's player of the season so far according to the Opta Index.
However, he has not provided enough going forward, nor the accuracy of passing required at this level to justify his wages in the eyes of his manager, and at 33 years of age he does not have time on his side.
However, Petrescu does provide a useful outlet on the right flank, and without Carbone they will be restricting their options further by selling him.
Midfielder Lee Sharpe is also rumoured to be on his way out, and this would leave Peter Beagrie as the only more successful crosser of the ball than Petrescu at the club.
With Hearts' midfielder Colin Cameron and Strasbourg defender Pierre Njanka currently on his shopping list, Jefferies clearly needs to part with some of his bigger names.
It can be argued that Collymore and Carbone have not done enough to justify their places in the first team, but without the options that Petrescu provides, it may be a long second half of the season for Bradford.
