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Stephen Clemence’s first win in the league as Gillingham head coach came at Priestfield against Salford City

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Head coach Stephen Clemence admitted to a few pre-match nerves ahead of his first league game at Priestfield - which ended in a win.

Clemence is in his first job as the no.1 man after over a decade working as an assistant coach and was looking forward to taking charge of his first league game at Priestfield on Saturday.

More: Goals delight the head coach “I am not going to lie, I had a few butterflies coming into the game,” he said. “You want to get your first league win as soon as possible.

Everyone I spoke to who has managed or is still a manager said the same to me, they said the feeling never seems to change and I am starting to understand that a little bit more. “You have a feeling where you know you have that responsibility on your shoulders and you want to do well for the football club. “I want to do well for the owners, I want to to do well for the supporters and I want to do well for the players, I want to make my family proud, all those things. “I probably felt those (same feelings) a long, long time ago when I was just starting out as a Premier League footballer.

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