Maidstone United manager Hakan Hayrettin hits out at treatment of opposite number Mark Molesley after 3-1 victory at Aldershot Town

Hakan Hayrettin defended his opposite number after Maidstone completed the perfect bank holiday weekend - describing his treatment as disgraceful.

Aldershot fans turned on manager Mark Molesley and the club’s board after United followed Saturday’s 1-0 win over Torquay with a 3-1 success at the Rec on Monday.

While chuffed with another victory, Hayrettin moved quickly to condemn the toxic atmosphere at full-time following a fifth defeat in six National League games for the new-look Shots.

“He shouldn’t get the sack,” said Hayrettin. “I think it’s disgraceful. It’s no good.

“He’s friend of mine, full of knowledge, full of experience, you don’t become a bad manager overnight.

“We don’t know certain clubs’ restraints, or whatever they are, but what I do know is he’s an exceptional manager and he’s an exceptional guy, and he’ll do it his way and he’ll be fine.”

Maidstone moved on to 10 points from six games after Regan Booty’s penalty and headers from Jack Barham and Bivesh Gurung in a five-minute spell after half-time.

Ex-United man Justin Amaluzor immediately pulled a goal back but it was Maidstone’s day at the Rec.

“Obviously Mark’s got his own team now and sometimes that takes a bit of time, as I know myself,” said Hayrettin.

“It’s a tough place to come and we know that it’s going to be a hard game.

“They need to pick up points and so do we, but we were good again.

“We pushed on in the second half and got stronger. We had a few words at half-time about what we need to do, we did it and got our rewards.

"I think we were good value, I think we dominated the game, even in the first half for periods, and second we half we just took over.

“Our ball retention was good, I thought Regan Booty’s passing was excellent and we really