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Hakan Hayrettin interview: Hak-ing into my top minds

Barry Fry, Martin O’Neill, Frank Clark, Gary Johnson, John Still, Graham Taylor – Hakan Hayrettin has enjoyed a front row seat with some of football’s biggest names.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 January 2025

BOSS LEARNED FROM THE BEST
By Matt Badcock

FANS’ FAVOURITE: Hakan Hayrettin shakes hands with Maidstone United fans after leading the club to promotion
PICTURE: Thom Lang

Barry Fry, Martin O’Neill, Frank Clark, Gary Johnson, John Still, Graham Taylor – Hakan Hayrettin has enjoyed a front row seat with some of football’s biggest names.
Whether it was winning Conference championships under Fry at Barnet and O’Neill at Wycombe Wanderers – where they also won the FA Trophy – or part of Still’s trusted management staff at title-winning Luton Town, the 54-year-old has had success both as a play...

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