ALAN LEE ended GCSE week with an A-star performance as Town passed a significant examination of their own with plenty to be happy about.

Workmanlike Wycombe employed a 4-5-1 formation hell bent on strangling the life out of Town’s effervescent approach and making frustration the order of the day.

But when the major questions were asked, Town found all the right answers – extending their unbeaten league run to 30 matches.

Passing and probing against two solid defensive banks of red shirts, Lee Clark’s side had to be mentally strong and patient for the best part of an hour as their possession and territorial dominance earned nothing more than a handful of glimpses at goal.

That all changed, however, on 55 minutes, when Gary Roberts was sent on to provide more crossing threat and Lee was employed to use his head in more ways than one.

The manager’s decision proved spot on and was rewarded inside 40 seconds as Roberts’ back heel to Gary Naysmith was followed by a teasing cross which, as defenders closed in, Lee flicked so high and accurately that keeper Nikki Bull was left floundering in the side netting.

It was his first league goal for the club and Lee’s delight was plain for all to see.

The fans, too, who had remained extremely patient as they could see Town were toiling to break down Wycombe’s uncompromising set-up, suddenly exploded into life with an Alan Lee chant to the tune of the Boney M song ‘Daddy Cool.’

Lee responded with a sledgehammer performance of centre-forward foraging and his teammates rallied round to provide him with a stunning second in the 71st minute.

This time right-back Jack Hunt – a strong contender for top man – came up with the assist after a clever one-two with Tommy Miller left him in a pocket of space near the box.

While his previous storming runs had ultimately been thwarted, Hunt was not to be denied again as he placed a pinpoint cross to which Lee added an Exocet of a header.

The cross was akin to those which Malcolm Brown supplied with such regular quality over so many years and served only to underline what a talent young Hunt is emerging to be.

Town’s third goal came 18 minutes from time after more hard work from striker Jordan Rhodes brought an untidy tackle and a free-kick opportunity for someone with a precision left foot.