Rovers have won five games under their current boss and remain four points adrift of safety in League One.
They have six games left to save themselves from relegation to League Two.
We’ve taken a closer look at what the league table would look like based just on the games since McSheffrey took charge of Rovers on December 2 following the sacking of Richie Wellens – and it makes for interesting reading.
We have therefore included the games which McSheffrey was interim manager, before he was later confirmed as Wellens’ permanent successor, in these numbers.