Dave Jones started with 5 new signings at Ipswich and was a little tolerant to the error that saw City condemned to an opening day defeat.
"That might just be new players in and understanding, so I can't be too critical of the performance," he said.
"For the first game of the season, with a lot of new faces, there's something definitely there to work with."
"There's no better way to gel than to play games, but you have to learn your lessons."
Two other new signings Gleen Loovens and Phil Mulryne were on the bench while Jason Koumas and Andrea Ferretti were not in the matchday 16.