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
Dean Shiels his first hat-trick for Hibs on 12 January 2008 in a 3–0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup, but Shiels struggled to establish himself as a Hibs first-team regular throughout his time at Easter Road. Shiels, whose contract with Hibernian was due to expire in the summer of 2009, signed for Doncaster Rovers on 2 February 2009. He was transferred for a fee of around £50,000. He made his Rovers debut on 21 February 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 defeat at Swansea City. His first goal for the club came in the