By Joe Leavey

IRON MAN: Scunthorpe’s Alex Gilliead in action and, inset, boss Paul Hurst
PICTURE: PSI/Ian Lyall

AFTER a tough start to their League Two season, Alex Gilliead says he and Scunthorpe United are fi- nally showing their mettle.
Following relegation last term, the Iron were down in 21st, just two points off the bottom of League Two as recently as mid-November.
But a remarkable change in fortunes saw them win five of their next eight league games to climb to within sight of the playoffs – and summer signing Gilliead says that the group have ...