Darlington's very own Flying Postman finally delivered the goods on Saturday.

The Flying Postman - alias Darlington striker John Williams - scored his first goals at Feethams to give Quakers only their second home win of the year.

Until Saturday, he had scored just once in twelve appearances since his arrival from York on a free transfer in December, but he took both his goals well in identical situations, and showed how much confidence means to a striker.

And it was just as well. Even though this win was merited, Quakers discovered two hours after the final whistle of their early kick off, that they were still only four points off the bottom because of Halifax's win over Barnet.

This was probably their most encouraging performance since they beat Carlisle three weeks ago. There is a much better spirit in the side, the players are battling more, and supporting each other better on the field - in fact, they did a lot of things right on Saturday which should see them ensure safety.

This was a good win, because remember, Scunthorpe were unbeaten in their previous five matches, and not many people fancied Quakers' chances against them.

Quakers have now picked up 40 points, and another three wins should guarantee survival. However, on Tuesday night they have another six pointer at Exeter, who are level with them, at the same time as Carlisle are taking on Halifax.

And it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Barnet or Kidderminster will finish bottom in May.

Bennett admitted that Williams has been inconsistent since his arrival, but decided to play him partly in order to give Kirk Jackson a rest.

"Mick (Tait) and I have been through a couple of crises this week when we've been trying things out in training.

"We've tried three or four things, and we decided to go with the formation we had on Saturday. We did it against Carlisle and it worked really well, but we didn't have a real left sided player until now which would allow us to play David Brightwell in the middle.

"They expected us to play four at the back, but I think they got a shock when we played just three at the back against their three strikers.

"The players responded well, and it was a hard game. They matched Scunthorpe in all departments, and John scored the goals at just the right time.

"We played to John's strengths, and he showed signs of what he's good at. He's got all the attributes, pace, strength and height, but it's about doing it on the field.

"His pace troubles defences, and that's what happened -- his goals came out of nothing."

One other big plus was the surprise introduction of Frenchman Alexandre Jeannin, who didn't look out of place as the left of three centre backs, and gave a polished performance. It was a gamble which paid off.

"We've had him in training for a couple of weeks, and he didn't look out of place. He's a good passer of the ball and reads the game well, so we decided before the match to put him straight in."

With Jeannin -- the 39th player to be used by Quakers in the league this season - showing some good touches early in the game, Quakers started in the positive manner which their management team wanted.

Clint Marcelle ran though in the opening minutes but shot straight at Scunthorpe keeper Tom Evans, who then denied Jeannin a dream debut with a flying save from his left foot shot after 10 minutes.

Scunthorpe threatened for the first time after 32 minutes when Alex Calvo-Garcia fired straight at Peter Keen, who had a sound game on his home debut, from the edge of the box.

Quakers took a deserved lead after 37 minutes. Craig Liddle found Williams drifting away from his marker in the inside right position, and the striker coolly lifted the ball over the advancing Evans.

Scunthorpe improved after half time, and former Quaker Martin Carruthers, who otherwise had a quiet return to his old club, pounced on a mistake by Mark Kilty and pulled the ball across the six yard box, and Steve Torpey just failed to get a touch at the far post.

At the other end, Jeannin was unlucky again when team mate Clint Marcelle blocked his goalbound shot from a right wing corner.

Scunthorpe had more possession at this stage, and with the referee contributing some strange decisions, Quakers were forced back.

Keen pulled off a good save from Wilcox, and then the Iron had a penalty appeal turned down when Wilcox went down in the box, although there didn't seem to be any contact from Phil Brumwell.

With the tension mounting, Quakers broke away for a second after 74 minutes. Jeannin broke up a Scunthorpe attack in his own box, and then sent a pinpoint 40 yard pass into the path of Williams just inside the Scunthorpe half.

The striker again had a yard on his marker, and with Evans dashing needlessly out of his box, he lobbed the keeper again, although the ball took its time to enter the net.

Scunthorpe hit back and had their best spell of the game. Bjorni Larusson's effort was deflected wide, before substitute Gareth Sheldon crossed for Calvo Garcia to head into the top corner.

There were a few hearts fluttering in the closing minutes, especially when Torpey headed straight at Keen, but Quakers held on.