Gary Caldwell has given his thoughts as City kicked-off their Sky Bet League One 2024/25 season with a 1-0 win against newly-relegated Rotherham United at St James Park.
Caleb Watts' chested finish just 90 seconds after being introduced from the bench, from a sublime Johnly Yfeko cross, was enough for City to make it eight opening day matches unbeaten.
"I actually said to the players I think we can be better, but I asked them to play with courage and personality and I thought they were incredible," Gary said.
"We played with an identity and a belief in that identity, but it always felt like a 1-0 game and Rotherham were always in the game.
"We created chances and scored a fantastic goal and although we were hanging on in the end, I could not be happier with the team. But this is only the start and it's a long ten months."
"To a man, the performance levels were outstanding."
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