JUDGING by some of the comments I've seen on social media over the past week, I know Hakan Hayrettin's appointment as Braintree Town manager hasn't been met with universal approval.

However, I'm going to stick my neck out here and say it may prove to be an inspired bit of business by the club.

There, I've said it - it's always good to get a bit of controversy into a comment piece nice and early, but I'll explain my thinking.

I always found Hakan a great manager to work with when he was Iron boss two years ago and he dealt with plenty of testing situations during his time at the helm with a greater level of professionalism and forbearance than many gave him credit for.

There are always plenty of things that go on at football clubs that fans and journalists aren't party to, but I know he was up against it for much of the eight months he was in charge.

So to get the club so close to survival was actually quite an achievement.

However, the fact that relegation was the end result is principally why many of those speaking out on social media have been opposed to him coming back this week.

Hopefully the result at Salford will have helped temper things, but resentment can run deep and there are sure to be those who won't back his caretaker spell come what may.

The departure of Brad Quinton was hard enough to stomach, but to replace him with the man who got the club relegated may be too much to bear.

However, I really do think we may look back on him coming in a temporary capacity and realise that the club have pulled off a shrewd move.

That may be an easier thing to say in the wake of a 4-0 Essex Senior Cup triumph and a morale-boosting display at the leaders on Saturday, but I figured it could be a good appointment when it was made last week.

Look at what is needed from a time like this - you need a caretaker manager who can get your players organised quickly, lift heads and stop the rot to give the new permanent boss the best possible platform to get the team out of trouble.

In short, you need someone with experience at the level you're playing at and let's face it National League bosses aren't ten a penny in this neck of the woods, especially ones in a position to come in at the drop of a hat as Hakan has done.

In short, rather than being negative about his arrival back, it may be nice to actually recognise the favour he's done the club in lifting his head back above the parapet.

I think it's evident he has been able to lift the players from their performance and the result at Salford on Saturday.

We'll never know what the team may have achieved under Brad and we can only judge by what we've seen, but on that basis, it's pretty impressive and the players appear to have bought into what Hakan said to them in the brief time he had to work with them last week.

But here's another reason why I think his appointment could be inspired.

The players know that there's a possibility they may be looking at their new permanent boss.

So often a caretaker comes in with no prospect whatsoever of being the full-time appointment and it can be a spell when the team just drifts until the permanent call is made.

Braintree just simply cannot afford for that to happen - they need every single point and every shred of positivity that they can muster.

So if the players think they may be playing for their places under someone who could rule over their place at the club full-time, they're going to want to put on a show and perhaps we saw that on Saturday.

That point at Salford - that was so nearly three - could prove very important in May, but I think it's the performance that may be more telling.

For a side with its confidence shot to pieces, the way they played at Salford, against one of the division's real big-hitters, shows this set of players responded positively to Hakan's appointment regardless of what some fans thought on social media.

And that's why I think it's right to view the club's move in a positive way.

It may just prove to be the start of something special and Hakan deserves the backing of everyone.