Kenny Shiels an "outrageous fabrication" on turning against him. He since he has no regret accusing Dallas, insisting it was a clear conscience. Once again, Shiels received a four-game ban after being found guilty of two charges over comment about Andrew Dallas. In March 2013, Shiels signed a returning striker, Kris Boyd, whose team [Kilmarnock] which he started his career with, on a free transfer. At the end of the 2012–13 season, with the club finished ninth place, endured their worst home record in more than 30 years, Shiels future at Kilmarnock was in doubt after making comment about Celtic in a
Kenny Shiels left Carrickfergus in December 1994 to take charge of Coleraine. The 1994–95 season ended in relegation for Coleraine after the previously unitary Irish League split into a new two division set-up, Coleraine placed in the eight team First Division below the Premier Division). The season was only three games old when Shiels, who had managed the club for only thirteen games in total, was sacked by a group of club directors. Two days later he was asked to return for a single match and then following this the board decided to endorse Shiels' management for the rest of the season.