SWINDON Town manager David Flitcroft praised the changing mentality amongst his players following their 1-0 success away to Morecambe on Saturday.

Town took an early lead at the Globe Arena when Donal McDermott struck in the 13th minute at the end of a well-worked move from the visitors from Paul Mullin’s quickly-taken free-kick.

The lead was no less than Flitcroft’s side deserved, having dominated the early stages of the match, an area the Town boss had identified after the defeat to West Ham United U21s needed to be improved.

However, the hosts grew into the game and by the end of the first half, were having to weather a flurry of Morecambe attacks.

Having taken control back of the game in the second period, Town were unable to find the goal to kill the tie off and had to batten down the hatches again in the dying minutes, with players physically out on their feet at the end.

And it’s that kind of attitude that Flitcroft wants to nurture at the club if they are to stand any chance of achieving their pre-season aims of promotion back to League One.

“We’re going to have to be able to adapt to those situations,” he said.

“You could feel that momentum. Morecambe then started getting that momentum and we had to dig in but that is part of winning a football match, or any sport.

“You have got to cope with the situations that get thrown at you and you’ve got to have the tools to be able to do that and the players to be able to do that, but the mentality.

“It’s an unselfish attitude to keeping the ball out of the net.

“That has been a success, to change a mentality to work a certain way and rebooting that, that’s been the biggest challenge that we’ve spent too much time on but we have had to.”

Town were well backed again on the travels with almost 500 hardy souls making the arduous journey back up the M5 and M6.

However, it did not go unrecognised and with six points from their first two away games in the league, Flitcroft is pleased that the supporters have been rewarded in kind.

“The first month, the travelling has been ridiculous really, but the lads haven’t moaned, we’ve got on with is and that’s the way I work,” he added.

“The fans have had to travel and spend a lot of money this first month and I want a return for them and hopefully we’ve got that.”

Meanwhile, Town have sent young defensive midfielder Jake Evans out on loan to Southern League Premier Division side Farnborough for a month.