Luton defender Alan White has hit out at Darlington's administrators after being forced to quit his hometown club.

The 33-year-old signed a two-year deal with the Hatters earlier this week but admits he would have stayed with the League Two outfit had they found a buyer.

"A lot of the lads might not have made the decisions they've made if there'd been better communication between the administrators and the players," he told the Northern Echo. "We had the Professional Footballers' Association come to see us but we had no communication with the administrators at all apart from the letter that got sent out saying you can leave.

"It's the uncertainty that has pushed a lot of lads into arranging moves.

"What they haven't done is keep a line of communication open with the press and with the players. That would have been the best way to deal with the situation to keep everyone informed so there would have been no rumour mill.

"Ideally I'd like to have stayed at Darlington but I couldn't afford to wait until the end of July - maybe by then the club could've been in liquidation and I might not have been paid for six months."