Went in to the club shop at SJP today to check out the training gear. I would have bought one of the woven jacket tops but walked out with nothing purely due to the Sports Direct patches. They didn't look like they would come off without damaging it.
There was also a family there complaining about the SportsDirect branding being on everything.
Think this is more likely Mike & Derek's sense of humour. I personally wouldn't want him back, & I very much doubt he would want to come back cap in hand, would be very embarrassing for both him and Liverpool.