Football: Foxes send SOS to Bassett.(Sport) From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: October 10, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 MGN LTD. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: DAVID MOORE

DAVE BASSETT will today be named as the new boss of rock-bottom Leicester.

He arrives armed with the promise of a pounds 500,000 cash bonus if he can rescue Leicester from sliding towards the black hole of First Division football.

Former Wimbledon, Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley manager Bassett, 57, has been chosen to replace the sacked Peter Taylor.

Ironically, Bassett would have been installed as N...

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