Exeter City legend Eamonn Dolan is likely to manage Reading's game against Arsenal next weekend as the club continues it's struggle to find a new manager.
Academy manager Dolan was appointed after the sacking of Brian McDermott earlier this month.
And after last weekend's narrow 1-0 loss to Manchester United Eamonn has been backed to continue by the Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
"He's got a great method to the way he works and he gets the boys going," McCarthy told the Reading Post. "I think he's come in and he'll do a good job for us. We'll have to see how the games turn out but I think he's got a great chance and all the lads are with him.
"We've got a great team spirit and, with the work he's done with us, we think we've got a good chance of staying up. Eamonn's caretaker manager at the moment and, depending on results, we'll see how it goes from there."
Dolan joined Exeter in 1991, and this marked the beginning of a thirteen-year association with the club. He only managed 26 league appearances for the club as his career was cut short when he developed cancer.
However, he survived the condition, and continued to serve the Grecians as Football in the community officer, youth coach, caretaker manager, and finally full-time manager, taking over after the club's relegation from the Football League in 2003.
