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 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 66 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 59 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 54 |
| 5 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 50 |
| 6 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 49 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 47 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Reading | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 46 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 43 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 37 |
| 16 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 34 |
| 17 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 33 |
| 18 | Exeter CityExeter | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 32 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 32 |
| 20 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 30 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 27 |
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 27 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 26 |
| 24 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 55 | -25 | 23 |
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