Delays to Kelvin Thomas's proposed takeover of Northampton Town are tearing the club apart, according to manager Chris Wilder.

Chairman David Cardoza said on Thursday that he wants to speak to other parties to ensure the club was going into the right hands.

Wilder, who worked with Thomas at Oxford United, told BBC Sport: "It's a hundred percent the best deal. There's a deal on the table that brings everybody together.

"It's not because I know him, I know the deal. We're playing with people's livelihoods here, we've got to get it done, it's ridiculous."

"We can't wait any longer. What's happened is an absolute shambles, a complete shambles. I just do not understand what is going off at this football club because it's absolutely tearing us all apart."

The Cobblers are subject to an administration petition from the local council over a £10.25m loan, which will be heard on Friday, and have also received a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & Customs, which was adjourned until November 30.