Any new owner is not going to enter into something where there are unquantified possible liabilities. So although the claims are unlikely to get anywhere, the fact that they are lodged is impeding the sale. The EFL appear unable or unwilling to do anything about them, though how either of these clubs can take legal action outside the rules of the league without using internal processes is bizarre and highly likely to fall short.

They can only be seen as vexatious, but unless a solution is found, then we seem to be at stalemate.