"Administration means a deduction of points, it means people being sacked from their jobs and I don't mean football people," boss Malky Mackay told the Watford Observer after a deal was done to repay a loan to the Russo brothers.
"I'm talking about people who have worked at our football club and have done so for the last 10 to 15 years, who love the club.
"A lot of that would have happened with an independent administrator, so the fact that that has been resolved takes a great weight and a great burden off the club."
Nottingham Forest look to continue their superb recent run at Vicarage Road on Saturday.