Kilmarnock's Kenny Shiels admits he has been stung by criticism We did DVD analysis and their goalkeeper was on the ball for seven minutes and 25 seconds. It is 100 per cent true. He was taking 18 seconds and 22 seconds from when the ball went behind for a goal-kick, not him holding the ball. And when they scored it was alarming how it went up. I was frustrated, not angry. I don't blame Graham Stack, I blame the fourth official and the referee, Iain Brines. We kept asking the fourth official to talk to the referee. Seemingly he did and the referee said that he told the centre-half to tell the goalkeeper. And that was the way they acted on it. I am not going to change but I am not allowed to talk about the opposition any more, that's the situation I have got myself into. Bottom side Dunfermline won 3-0 at Rugby Park last month, a result which Shiels remembers all too well. "It will be tough, they gave us what for down at Kilmarnock when they beat us 3-0," he said. It wasn't a day for football and they played the conditions better than we did. They are only one point behind Hibs and there is a lot of football to be played. I watched them at Motherwell and they gave a good account of themselves. But we know the importance of reaching the top six and we know if we win we are in there. Jim McIntyre is hoping a run of three successive home fixtures can be the turning point in Dunfermline's battle for survival. McIntyre could hand debuts to on-loan Rangers duo Jordan McMillan and Kyle Hutton, while captain Austin McCann and Paul Burns have recovered from injuries. The Pars are yet to win a home game this season, but with Rangers and Inverness visiting East End Park in the coming weeks, McIntyre is hopeful his team can put such poor form behind them. "It's about time we got a home win to get the monkey off our back and to stay in the league we have to put a run of results together," McIntyre said. There is a big incentive for us to win against Kilmarnock as we would move off the bottom of the league. You have to be confident and positive going into a game; we know that Kilmarnock have good players so we will have to be at our best to win the game. This season individual errors have been costly and it has been a bit of an Achilles heel. We know it is certainly something that has to be stopped in order for us to put a good run together. The Pars had a weekend off following their fourth-round Scottish Cup exit to Inverness and McIntyre believes the time off has been beneficial, with a practice match against Dundee on Friday giving new signings Hutton and McMillan some much-needed game time. "We have made good use of the time and managed to fit in a bounce game for the players coming back from injury, so it was a fruitful week," McIntyre said. It was also a good chance for Jordan and Kyle to get a chance to settle into the squad too and find out how their new team-mates play. McIntyre is well aware that his side face a run of fixtures which will be vital in deciding their SPL future and insists the backing of the clubs' fans is more important than ever. "The supporters have been great this season, the majority come to the home game and have had to endure the run of results," he said. As a supporter that's tough to take. I have to say they have been brilliant and we really do need them coming into what is a vital run of fixtures.