Vocalist Mehdi Safa said in an interview with Rock Sound, "The whole point of *shels is that it is very free, It is not really a band in the traditional sense, we can have people from other bands come in and play certain shows. It is set up to be a very free vehicle. There is a core of who is involved, but you can compare it to The John Williams Orchestra. It has a core but the line-up changes around that core".
Cork won their match comfortably 3-0, but Shels only won 1-0 with a goal in the last minute by Paul Doolin.
In his first full season with Shels he played in the UEFA Cup against Vasas SC.