Bruce did well with Savage as his pantomime villain down the road, and he chose the derby to bring back Gabby too.
From his novels we can tell our manager has a penchant for the dramatic, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.
He doesn't suffer fools, or poor standards, and that's what's got him into trouble the last few times. I don't recall any issues at Burnley last season.
If Bruce thinks he can use him, I'll support that decision.