Maidstone United manager Hakan Hayrettin looking for big reaction at Notts County

Manager Hakan Hayrettin wants to see what Maidstone are made of at National League leaders Notts County.

United visit Meadow Lane tomorrow night (7.45pm) looking to get last weekend’s FA Cup exit at Southern League Needham Market out of their system.

The game has been brought forward a day on police advice to avoid clashing with Nottingham Forest’s Premier League fixture against Liverpool.

Maidstone have gone seven matches without a win in the league but their season hit a low point with a dreadful performance at Needham Market.

Notts County also suffered a shock FA Cup exit against lower-league Coalville, albeit with a much-changed side.

But there’s no faulting their league form, winning eight of their past nine games to sit a point clear of Wrexham.

Few people expect Maidstone, who are in the bottom four on goal difference, to get anything.

But they will be fired up to prove a point after a difficult week and boss Hayrettin wants a reaction.

“If I were a player I’d want to come in and rectify things as quickly as possible and show the supporters what I’m made of,” said Hayrettin. “I’d be thinking to myself, ‘I need to put this right.’

"We can’t put in performances like we did at Needham Market and not be accountable.

“We were an absolute embarrassment, that’s my opinion, and I’m not going to change it.

“We certainly can’t play any worse than we did on Saturday. You can’t put your finger on it, can you? It has to be a mentality thing.

"We’ve got to be focused on the job and the players have got to be thinking, ‘What am I good at? What can I do for my team?’ and go out there and do it.

"They’ve got to look at themselves and question themselves and each other: ‘What is going on? Are we doing enough? Why are we not doing