Death of Liam Kelly's father from heart attack overshadows Kilmarnock's Scottish League Cup final win Speaking before Mr Kelly's death had been confirmed, Shiels said: "I am all over the place, I really am. I have gone from so high an emotion to so low an emotion. We are not sure of the outcome but he is very seriously ill and that's a tough emotion after going up to one of the best moments of our lives. The dressing room is very despondent and I don't know why the man above sends down these messages to us. We are thinking more about Liam than our triumphalism. Goalkeeper Cammy Bell felt his heroics meant nothing in light of the tragic development. Bell produced a man-of-the-match performance to keep out Celtic with a string of impressive saves, ensuring an 84th-minute goal from Dieter van Tornhout on his birthday was enough to claim the trophy. But the goalkeeper was close to tears as he spoke after the match. "We have had some sad news coming in, so that has made everything very difficult for us as a team," the 25-year-old said. I'm very close to Liam so it just puts things into perspective for me. If I could take away my performance I would, if Liam's dad was all right. I would rather take a defeat than someone's dad dying. You think about your own dad when that situation comes around. Kelly was told before Kilmarnock lifted the trophy but the rest of his team-mates had collected their medals before discovering the news. "It was after getting the cup when I found out," Bell said. We were on the pitch and the kit man told me. The rest of the boys didn't realise. I went straight to Kells and gave him a hug, but there is not much you can say to him.