Possible Clues:

• Make it competitive again
• Retort
• It's in response to what you might make after retiring
• Return
• Recovery after which all is forgiven
• "Don't go away yet!"
• Make a . . . . . . . . - return to the fray
• Renewed success for compiler with degree stuffing bird
• Rally after which all is forgiven?
• Nonsense about a public service award about to make a reappearance