Complex sentence: He left the club with some acrimony after George Burley was eventually appointed full-time manager of the Saints, stating that he had been led to believe by the chairman that he was the players' choice as next manager.
Split into simpler sentences: He left the club with some acrimony after George Burley was eventually appointed full-time manager of the Saints. Bassett stated that he had been led to believe by the chairman that he was the players' choice as next manager.