LIFE in the Championship certainly wasn’t a picnic - until someone invited the Teddy Bear.

Goodness knows how the good people of Serbia cooked up Mohamed “Medo” Kamara’s nickname but Wolves will attest that the tough-tackling Sierra Leone international – a driving force behind this crucial victory – is no soft touch.

It seems that things just keep getting better for Dougie Freedman’s Wanderers, who just a week on from the intense disappointment of defeat against Charlton that looked to have fatally wounded their play-off chances, have now bounced back with two performances of real character to keep them well and truly alive.

This result was signed, sealed and delivered inside 10 minutes when David Ngog and Marcos Alonso pounced to give the Whites a two-goal lead. In truth, it could have been five, such was Wanderers’ early dominance.

But perhaps more impressive than the swaggering football produced in the opening third was the way that advantage was protected. And the beating heart of that effort was the diminutive but dynamic Medo, whose arrival in January from FK Partizan looks to have sparked a revolution.

As his international paperwork was still being cleared, Wanderers lay 20th after defeat at Watford at the start of February, facing a potential relegation scrap.

Two months on, and this was only the third game Medo has started for the Whites.

“I am a big fan of not throwing in a player straight away when you have signed him,” Dougie Freedman explained. “That suggests panic.

“You have got to make sure he understands the club, understands what his role is, and understands when he gets his opportunity, how difficult it is going to be to keep that chance.

“Medo trained very hard for a couple of months. He has been told in no uncertain terms what his role should be and he is starting to blend in that way.”

Medo’s display against Wolves, complemented perfectly by the ever-reliable Jay Spearing alongside him in midfield, would suggest his settling in period is now over.

Wolves had won four of their last five coming into the game but were simply bowled over by the pressing football employed by their hosts early on.

Just four minutes in, Craig Dawson attacked Spearing’s corner to bring a save out of Dorus De Vries, leaving Ngog a simple toe poke over the line.

Marvin Sordell was then denied by Matt Doherty’s block but from the resulting corner, Medo crashed a shot that deflected nicely into the path of Alonso who slid home his fourth goal of the season past the despairing De Vries on the line.

Though Kevin Doyle headed on to the roof of the net in a rare Wolves foray into Bolton territory, it did little to stem the white tide as Chung-Yong Lee and Sordell were both denied by De Vries inside two minutes.

Chris Eagles was also clearly enjoying himself out there, and he came within inches of getting into double figures for the season with a dipping volley after a clever exchange with Ngog on the edge of the box.

Freedman had admitted this week that his decision not to change shape sooner against Charlton when his side were 2-0 up had been a mistake.

And so once the flurry of chances had subsided and a third goal was not forthcoming, the order was clearly sent out for Wanderers to close ranks.

Wolves’ luck did not get any better as David Davis hobbled off after a Spearing challenge that earned the Whites man a yellow card.

Ngog should have settled any remaining doubt about the result when he was played clean through on goal, but the Frenchman dithered just long enough about his shot to allow sub Karl Henry to get back and make a good challenge.

Wolves had reverted to a five-man midfield, which increased the work-load for Medo and Spearing in the middle. Thankfully, both were up to the task.

Wolves became more of a threat, though, and Doyle was denied by a brilliant save from Adam Bogdan, back in the side for the first time since March 2.

The Hungarian keeper also did well to stifle Adam Hammill’s progress into the penalty box after a rare mistake from Dawson.

De Vries had been Wolves’ outstanding performer by far, and only his stubbornness prevented a late goal flurry as Freedman’s side finished strongly.

Sub Craig Davies saw a shot blocked after some fine work from Eagles down the left, and then the Dutch keeper was brave to deny Ngog from six yards out. In between, De Vries had also tipped away a deflected cross from Sam Ricketts from under his own crossbar.

The scoreline did not particularly reflect the Whites’ dominance at times but another clean sheet certainly gives an indication of the strength they are showing on home turf these days.

A seventh straight home win in the league represents their best run since 1995 – a campaign that ended with Bruce Rioch’s side lifting the play-off trophy at Wembley.

Freedman attempted to play down the chances of that happening again after the final whistle but with a crucial three-game spell on the horizon, he probably knows the biggest hurdle is yet to come.

How they fare against Bristol City, Leicester City and Middlesbrough will most likely determine whether this topsy-turvy campaign is going to be extended. But there is no doubting that Wanderers currently look up for the fight.