The deal will keep the former England international at the Keepmoat Stadium until the end of the year.
Rovers executives are thought to be hoping to fix the move by the end of the week.
The club has moved off the bottom of the Championship table since the appointment of Dean Saunders as manager last month.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 83 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 71 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 71 |
| 4 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 66 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 65 |
| 6 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 37 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 61 |
| 7 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 60 |
| 8 | Reading | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 59 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 37 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 56 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 52 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 51 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 49 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 45 |
| 15 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 | Exeter CityExeter | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 43 |
| 18 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 42 |
| 19 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 42 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 42 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 36 |
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 37 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 30 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 37 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 29 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 37 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 62 | -28 | 28 |
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