There is no better way of growing belief in the ‘very lovely project’ that Jon Dahl Tomasson is looking to take Rovers on than the start he has enjoyed.

Yet equally there is nothing to suggest that the players have been anything but fully invested into it from day one.

Nor will anyone be carried away, even after delivering a textbook away display.

This was always going to be as much an exercise in concentration and communication as it was physically.

Rovers had to be switched on during the swathes of Swansea possession.

Evident however was how much the Rovers game-plan had been drilled into the players during the week on the training ground, aided by the players taking ownership of that on the pitch.

Equally impressive was Tomasson’s flexibility and willingness to change, switching to a back three just before the hour mark.

That added an extra layer of protection as Swansea tried to raise their intensity level, eventually forcing a save out of Thomas Kaminski as he denied Joel Piroe with his feet.

By this point an hour had been reached, Rovers stopping the clock at 150 minutes before facing a shot on target this season.

When Tomasson turned to his bench for a switch in personnel, as was system, Rovers had doubled their lead and the game was all but done.

Tomasson described the win as psychologically, rather than physically, demanding on his players. Very much a case of mind over matter.

Rovers have earned praise for the sense of planning behind their behind-the-scenes operation.

The evidence from the opening two games is that those have been backed upon the pitch.

“The performance tactically was of a high class,” Tomasson explained.

“We worked on this game-plan the whole week, the way the players did it, we controlled the game out of possession against a team who are very good on the ball.

“Football you need to be flexible. Last game against QPR we had another game-plan and the boys did that in a different way and I think that was important.”

Tomasson outlined there was room for improvement with their ruthlessness on the break against QPR, but there were no such criticisms here.

Sam Szmodics got the game under way and then touched the ball only 13 more times before his withdrawal, but he made a crucial one count in the 39th minute.

It owed much to the tenacity of Ryan Hedges whose been handed a new lease of life, and instrumental role, in the early days of the JDT era.

He didn’t quite have the pace to run through and finish himself after robbing Jay Fulton of possession close to the halfway line, but had the calmness under pressure to lay it on a plate for Szmodics who was equally cool as he found the bottom corner.

Hedges was equally influential in Rovers’ second goal. This time it was the quality of his left foot as he sent over a searching pass from which Ben Brereton did the rest.

The quality of his first touch, on his chest, took him away from Nathan Wood and into the box with no doubt over the finish as he expertly lifted the ball over Andy Fisher.

It was a goal that will have reverberated around those teams chasing his signature, with the Chilean international turning in yet another performance that showed he remains focused on the task at hand despite the ongoing speculation regarding his future. 

Tomasson then re-jigged his formation, Harry Pickering moving into a back three. There was a sense of determination in the Rovers ranks to see out a clean sheet.

The newly-arrived Tayo Edun made a crucial intervention close to his own goal-line, while Scott Wharton made an equally important block.

Yet there was still the desire to break in numbers when the opportunity presented.

Into the 84th minute, Lewis Travis saw his overlapping run rewarded as he thumped a shot beyond Andrew Fisher.

By this point the Rovers travelling support were in raptures taking in every moment.

While they saw their side spend much of the afternoon without the ball there were very few alarms.

Tomasson felt his side controlled the game out of possession, backed up by the home fans venting their frustrations first with their voices and then with their feet as a mass exodus greeted Travis’ goal.

Tougher tests are on the horizon for Rovers, not least with West Bromwich Albion due at Ewood Park on Sunday and a trip to Sheffield United later this month.

Tomasson comes across as a figure who won’t be fazed by those and given his focus is on the players at his disposal, and their individual improvement.

He has a calm demeanour and a focus on detail, with Rovers’ shape pivotal to their two wins to start the season.

Swansea had to wait until almost the hour mark to force a save out of Kaminski, with two late Harry Darling efforts bringing a greater respectability to the shots on target figures.

While Swansea obsessed over possession, Rovers knew their opportunities would come so long as they stuck to their game-plan.

A delighted, but understated, Tomasson added: “They are great boys, they’ve been working hard from day one.

“The team spirit and togetherness, they want to help each other.

“It’s been very nice to be involved with those boys because it’s not always like that when you come into a new place.

“They are buying into it and hopefully with this one they will believe even more.

“I only can give them a big compliment, they were very disciplined, 90 minutes long, and keeping a clean sheet was also important.

“Great work from all of the players, not just the 11 that started."

Tomasson speaks of Rovers’ ambitions, not limitations. He doesn’t look for caveats during praise of his players.

He sees the role as an opportunity to build a brighter future for the club, with a sense of enthusiasm which is rubbing off on those around him.

Everything is about the collective. He wants his team to do the right things, at the right time. ‘It sounds simple, but it’s not always,’ as he pointed out post-match.

The early signings are promising.