6 most controversial Kenny Shiels moments from Celtic 'Paranoid FC' dig to box office Hearts manager feud

Kenny Shiels has never been one to shy away from a bold opinion and the Northern Ireland women's boss has hit the headlines again.

Shiels blamed his side's inability to keep out a flurry of goals in a 5-0 defeat against England as the result of women being "too emotional".

The former Kilmarnock gaffer made the outlandish comment after the Women's World Cup qualifier on Tuesday: "‘In the women’s game, I’ve noticed, as I’m sure you’re aware, if you go through the patterns...

‘When a team concedes a goal they concede a second one in a very, very short period of time, right through the whole spectrum of the women’s game, because girls and women are more emotional than men."

He has since publicly apologised for his comments but it's not the first time his words have prompted a double take.

Record Sport takes a look at some of his most controversial moments.

In December 2012, Kilmarnock manager Shiels planned on fielding Manuel Pascali against Celtic, despite the fact that the defender had not yet completed a suspension.

Shiels reckoned Pascali had been punished enough as his initial sending off came three minutes into an SPL clash with St Johnstone - which lasted 93 minutes with injury time - and then missed the Scottish Cup tie with Queen of the South.

He later said: "I don't want it to appear I was joking. The interview regarding Manuel was genuine.

"I was quite consistent that I was going to play him and didn't say to anyone else it was a wind-up.

"Having had time to consider what I said it's unlikely I will play him because the consequences for the player and the club wouldn't have been in the best interests of Manuel or Kilmarnock."

Shiels had a long-standing feud with former Hearts boss Paulo Sergio after the