Irvine Meadow failed in an audacious bid to sign former Motherwell and Livingston striker Dylan Mackin, Ayrshire Football News can reveal.
Medda co-bosses Colin Spence and James Latta made a move for the 24-year-old frontman earlier this month after he came to the end of his contract at Stirling Albion.Mackin, who hails from Irvine, met the duo for talks but ultimately plumped for another spell at the Binos after the SPFL2 outfit offered him an improved deal to stay on at Forthbank.But Spence revealed how he tried to persuade Mackin - who counts Falkirk, Alloa and Brechin among his former clubs - to drop down the divisions and sign for the West of Scotland League outfit.He said: "Dylan is an Irvine lad and our general manager Brian Lamb got.
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