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Ayrshire blast from the past: How 'crazy gamble' ended rivals' stranglehold

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Stevie Wilson admits throwing old stager Bryan Slavin into the heat of the Irvine derby was a ‘crazy gamble’ – and still shudders at the thought of it backfiring.Slavin, then 39, came out of semi-retirement in March 2017 to bag a dream debut goal as Vics hammered rivals Meadow 4-1 - their biggest victory in the fixture in 21 years and their first in 10.It was Slavin's first taste of action in six months after recovering from a broken leg.Wilson dropped top scorer Kevin Adam to accommodate the veteran ace in a new, bold 4-3-3 formation and it paid off big style.But he feared he’d made a terrible decision just three minutes in to the clash.“Brian had told me he could manage 60 minutes which was fine because he’d only had the one training.

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