Chairman Barry Hearn is urging caretaker Martin Ling to make it impossible not to appoint him the next manager of Leyton Orient.
Hearn has already received nearly 70 applications for the job, including some candidates currently at First Division clubs, and intends to make an appointment within two weeks.
But Hearn admits Ling has improved his chances with back-to-back wins over Carlisle and Macclesfield since stepping in to replace the sacked Paul Brush.
He said: "I know Martin is desperate to become manager of Leyton Orient and if he wins every game in charge it will be hard not to pick him.
"I was looking for a manager with experience of getting out of this division but I would never close the door, and I've said to him 'make it impossible not to pick you'.
"I don't care if my dog picks the team so long as they win. It's totally governed by results. That's something Martin will be pleased to hear."
Hearn has already received nearly 70 applications for the job, including some candidates currently at First Division clubs, and intends to make an appointment within two weeks.
But Hearn admits Ling has improved his chances with back-to-back wins over Carlisle and Macclesfield since stepping in to replace the sacked Paul Brush.
He said: "I know Martin is desperate to become manager of Leyton Orient and if he wins every game in charge it will be hard not to pick him.
"I was looking for a manager with experience of getting out of this division but I would never close the door, and I've said to him 'make it impossible not to pick you'.
"I don't care if my dog picks the team so long as they win. It's totally governed by results. That's something Martin will be pleased to hear."