With nine games left, the League One finish line is in sight for Bristol Rovers and although they have gone a long way to securing their status, the job is not done yet.
A burst of seven points from three games against Oxford United, Barnsley and Forest Green Rovers represented a huge leap towards their goal of 52 points, but they are still seven points short of that target, albeit with a 10-point cushion to the relegation zone.
With five teams beneath them before the dotted line, the Gas are – at the moment, at least – very much an afterthought in the minds of the bookmakers and statisticians when it comes to predicting who will go down.
