Is it time for Scunthorpe United to try a change in formation?
Sign up to the Grimsby Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  The much-needed rebuild is slowly gathering pace at Scunthorpe United, with three players now having arrived in the door. Harry Davis and Ross Millen have joined from Morecambe and Kilmarnock respectively to add some strength at centre-half and right-back, and Alex Kenyon has also joined after being let go from Morecambe  this time as a central midfielder. With Emmanuel Onariase and George Taft already in the building, centre-half is probably our strongest area. If all three can stay fit and get reasonable support from their team-mates around them  they should all be decent enough centre-halves at this level. Read more: Scunthorpe United sign up Ross Millen  So given how the squad for Scunthorpe currently looks, I believe that we need to think about taking advantage of that fact. Of course, international teams have better players at their disposal  but that works both ways, as we will of course be facing weaker opposition next season too. Playing all three of Onariase, Taft and Davis would not only give Rory Watson greater defensive protection in goal  but it would also allow Mason OMalley and Millen either side of them greater licence to bomb forwards. We saw in patches last season how creative OMalley can be, and Millens career statistics arent too shabby on that front. We also saw last season how much we struggled at key points last season when only playing with two central midfielders. Lewis Spences and Alfie Beestins own performances clearly improved when we brought Jem Karacan into the building and onto the pitch. And sure, we have released Karacan  but the addition of Kenyon has to be about providing the same. It would also give Beestin greater opportunity to get forward, but also ensure that the central midfield three could stay compact and defensively rigid out of possession. With Alex Gilliead, Abo Eisa and Andy Dales all having left this summer and as yet not being replaced, out wide looks to arguably be our greatest area of weakness. Many fans also have big question marks about whether Myles Hippolyte is a better wing-back than winger, and if Devarn Green is a better forward than winger  playing without wingers would certainly be one way to minimise those weaknesses. At too many times last season, our 4-1-4-1 left Ryan Loft incredibly isolated as he consistently worked himself into the ground. My columns (and indeed Paul Hursts comments) consistently hailed Lofts work ethic last season  but he needs and deserves greater service. Going for a 5-3-2 wouldnt cure all of our ills, but with our squad as it is - it could give us the best of both worlds. Get Jordan Hallam or Green up there with Loft, and OMalley able to get forward more  without compromising our defensive integrity all of the time. You always want width as an option off the bench no matter what system youre playing  so lets hope that Harry Bunn (currently on trial with Scunthorpe United), has still got a bit of quality if we do sign him up. He always looked like a decent player when I saw playing against Scunthorpe for the likes of Huddersfield and Bury; but you cant totally ignore the fact that he spent last season playing for York City in the National League North. Quality players win you matches, but structures and systems can stop you losing them.