Kenny Shiels 16 September 2012, Shiels expressed support of needing TV evidence to be shown and branded Hibernian's player Paul Cairney as a "diver". On 28 October 2012, Shiels led Kilmarnock to a historic win at Celtic Park against Celtic. The victory was Kilmarnock's first win in the East End of Glasgow for 57 years and led to prominent Killie fans claiming Shiels is the best thing to ever happen to Kilmarnock. After the match, Shiels praised Kelly, whose father died of a heart attack in March, for performance, making him [Shiels] pleased and also praised two of his youngster's for his
Kenny Shiels with the Ulster Cup and Coleraine underlined their credentials by winning this competition. They carried their form into the league, with Shiels' men sitting top of the league after eight matches. The club remained in the hunt for the league title until the end of the season when they were pipped for the honours by Crusaders. This was to be the high-water mark of Shiels' time at Coleraine as the club began to slip back into a more mid-table position, despite some comparatively heavy investment in playing staff. During the 1999–2000 season, things came to a head when the club