Published Thursday, 12 January 2012
The Irishman will be without eight players, three of whom were crocked in a bounce game against Rangers at Murray Park on Tuesday.
Derek Riordan played as a trialist in the game but Shiels has put the possible signing of the former Hibernian and Celtic player on the backburner as he surveys his lengthening injury list.
He said: "There is no further movement on Derek and we haven't discussed it.
"We have eight players injured and out of Saturday's game.
"Three of them were injured in the bounce game and they all went to Dundee for X-rays.
"Goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola is out with a knee injury, Gary Fisher has a foot injury and Alex Pursehouse could be out for six to eight weeks with a knee injury.
"Added to that is David Silva, groin, and James Dayton has a hamstring.
"Gary Harkins is out with a broken ankle, Danny Buijs has a hamstring injury and Ryan O'Leary has a cruciate injury.
"We will get a team, we will use the under-19s if that's what we have to do.
"We want to go and win and it is not the easiest place to go. "I wrote down their squad and it is never ending. "They have a lot of good players."
Shiels was helped in his plight with the signing of son, Dean, until the end of the season.
Shiels junior was on loan at the Rugby Park club from Doncaster but severed ties with the Yorkshire club before signing a deal with Killie at lunchtime yesterday.
The Kilmarnock boss said: "Dean has signed until the end of the season.
"He has taken a massive hit financially and he feels there is unfinished work here."
Chelsea full-back Ben Gordon will also come north for a second loan spell while defender Michael Nelson is set to complete his move to the Ayrshire club.
Nelson last night agreed a financial settlement with Scunthorpe, where he was contracted until 2013, and has undergone a medical at Killie.