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"It's a start," he said. "We needed to begin somewhere and it was never going to be an easy game. "I was wary of the fact that Eddie Howe was coming in for his first game and they were a totally different outfit to the one we faced at Turf Moor.
"We dealt well with the stuff that they threw at us and looked like men in there a lot of the time tonight. The new lads who came in I was delighted for; I felt they added a lot to the team and it brought the best out of other people as well.
"It was never going to be the prettiest of games. The pitch wasn't conducive to free-flowing football. Due to that, we were never going to play free-flowing stuff in the middle of the park so we had to scrap it out. You have to play the conditions at times.
"Abdi [Ibrahim] tried to play short balls at times but it wasn't working because of the conditions so we had to go a bit more direct. That's why I play with two wide men because the better areas of the pitch are out wide.
"The lads tried to stretch them as a back four. Everyone came to the fore too and all played their part in keeping a clean sheet.
"I think confidence and a little bit of belief was lost before the game and we've been trying to get that into the players all week. We had a fella from Scunthorpe called Alan Chambers, who was the first unsupported Briton to reach the North Pole, give a presentation to the lads this week on how he achieved that feat.
"All the players were astounded by his presentation and what he had to say. That was something which hopefully clicked in one or two players' minds.
"Bringing in extra competition in too has helped. The fight for a first team place has heated up and every player knows they have to put a shift in to keep the shirt."
New Clarets' boss Eddie Howe started with a draw and was certainly pleased with some aspects of our performance. "I have different emotions," he admitted after the final whistle.
"I am a touch frustrated because I thought we were excellent, particularly in the second half. The attitude of the players was excellent and it's a point; it's a start and we are just disappointed we didn't get all three.
"It was one of the worst pitches I've seen in a long time and it certainly wasn't conducive to good football. Scunthorpe made it difficult here on a tight pitch. They are quite direct and I thought we defended really well, so the second clean sheet in a row is really pleasing and hopefully we can build on that.
"It was just the final piece of the jigsaw that was missing because we did everything but score. The finishing was a little wayward at times, but at least we are getting into the positions and I can't be critical of anybody.
"It was a good performance and I think we have a lot of good things to work with, so the week has been a really positive experience."