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Kirwan24

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  1. Looks like excellent work man and I'm very exited to try it out. By any chance do you know whats causing the below error where I can't select a start date in Ireland? Further on it doesn't let me select a team in Ireland, Scotland, Wales or the North either.
  2. Hi folks, I was playing the PC gamepass version of FM22 last year and never actually bought the game to keep it after it left gamepass. Is there anyway now to access that game again? Will my game file work on the Steam Version if I were to buy that or is my save lost forever? Thanks
  3. Is there anyway to purchase the FM22 PC gamepass edition or is it gone forever? I miss my save and didn’t purchase the game like an idiot
  4. 2027 Its another year in Paradise. After wrapping up a third league title on the bounce coupled with a very respectable Champions League campaign, we are in a very good place. Not a good enough place, as we are sorely lacking in one thing - Youth. We haven't had one decent youth product come through yet. It's hugely frustrating but all i can do is upgrade facilities and wait, so thats what I do, and while I wait, we take on another season. Transfers Lets look at the outs first. Hassan Ayari leaves us on a free to Sunderland, as does Promise Omochere to Heartland FC in in Nigeria. They're two guys i would have liked to keep, but Ayari wants out and as much as I like Omochere there are better options out there. Barry Coughlin follows them out to Derry City, and Ciara Hunt also departs to Longford. The ins are much more exciting, headlines byt George Quinn from Shamrock Rovers for a hefty 350k. He's probably the best striker in the country, a real coup for us to replace Adrian Hayes who we're unable to loan in again. Kevin Zefi (RW) arrives on a free from Longford. He's a solid option to bolster our depth, an undervalued player for sure. We bring in Callum Clark (LB) for 250k, Javi (CDM) from Kilmarnock for 300k. Alex Segers (CB) comes in for free from NAC Breda for free. We spend 220k on Luke Cundle (CM) so we're well endowed in the middle, We also get Gabi Masters (RW) in on loan again from Sheffield United. In the summer two more join us, Daniel Noble from West Ham on a free and Willie McGowan (CM) for 80k from Ballymena. Big changes but we've strengthen an already strong squad. The League Its another dominating season in Limerick, as we wrap up a fourth league title in a row! this team has really hit its stride now, and can pretty comfortably beat anyone in this league on their day. Our only real blot is an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Longford, far and away the worst side in the league, but it came in the middle of a jam packed European run. George Quinn hit 30 goals in all comps last season, instantly repaying the big fee. He's going to tear up the league for the next few years, and its surely only a matter of time before we have our first full international. The Cups We get off to a great start in the League Cup, with big wns over Cork, Waterford and Shelbourne to make the semi final. We come undone against Derry unfortunately. Its a shame to not make it all the way again, but the League Cup is not really a priority so we won't dwell for too long. We have a very easy run all the way to the final of the FAI Cup, not facing anyone of any real calibre. Our first final ever is a tense affair, as we need 112 minutes before George Quinn puts us ahead. We hold out against a resilient Sligo to claim our first ever FAI Cup! We've won the lot now and its a really great feeling. We wrap up the cup year with a big win over Linfield in the Iris Champions Cup, taking home that crown for the fourth time. Europe Again we set off on a Champions League adventure. After a brilliant group stage last season we're looking to do the same again, and get off to a great start beating Djurgardens 5-1 over two legs. We meet Astana for a second year in a row, and hammer them for a second year in a row. 5-0 over two legs. Its a tricky tie with Rangers next, and we're pretty poor away from home, losing 3-1. but the second leg, my god. Quinn makes it 1-0 after 20 mins, then 2-0 after 25. We pepper the goal for the rest of the game, before he pops up again in the 93rd minute to send us through. Its Euphoria in Thomond Park. We've sent Rangers packing and are one game away from second group stage appearance. We make it a little more complicated than we should against Qarabag, but we come through the qualifiers again. We get the mother of all group of deaths. Real Madrid, Man City and Roma. I know from the beginning its gonna be a no win group, so lets just enjoy the outing against some big teams. We welcome City first, and its clear they're taking it easy. They sweep us aside easily putting 4 past us. Roma would be our best chance at some points in this group, and we take the lead after 9 minutes though Luke Cundle, but Roma hit us for 2 in the second half and again in added time, but its a spirited performance from us. Madrid bring the same vibe as City, clearly a class above as they whip the ball around with ease. This has been Tadgh Ryan's group so far, despite conceding 10 in the first three, he has been stellar between the sticks. We actually play really well against City in the return, and are unlucky to not get something. It took a 92nd minute goal to confimr their 3 points, with Ryan again brilliant, but the next game is by fair the best. Despite Madrid taking an early lead, we are in the game, with a few counter attacks that could and probably should have led to a goal. It's Ryan's magnum opus in the sticks, a man of the match performance to keep Madrid's 36 shots out of the goal. I'm hoping to carry some momentum into the Roma game to finish the campaign, but we've run our course, and an exhausted team are kicked home by the Romans. The numbers don't look pretty, and we're sure to go down as the worst group stage side ever, but its been a hell of a run, a weird kind of reward for our incredible rise over the last few years. Fun Stuff Some fun things to note after this season. Our coefficient has risen, so we know have 3 teams enter the second qualifying round of the Conference League rather than the first. Hopefully this will give someone a push to actually make a group stage so I don't have to keep doing it all myself. We're also the most imporvoed side in Europe after thi season, rising a whopping 211 places, we are the 160th best side on the continent, and the best club in Ireland, overtaking Dundalk who are 164th. And finally, a minor miracle, as Ireland Under 20s march all the way to the World Cup final. It takes a late Brazilian goal to put them down after an amazing run. Hopefully those points to some growth in Irish football than can implant itself in the senior team in the coming years.
  5. 2026 Life is good from the top. We're two times champions of Ireland an it feels good. We're Europa League Group Stage rich and it feels good. We're almost, almost everything I've wanted us to be. With that in mind, lets review another season. In transfer news, we said Goodbye to Noam Emeram, ho left on a free to FCSM in France. Disappointing to see him go but he had no interest in a new contract, so we had no choice. Joining him in leaving was Gabriel Ramadam to St Pats. He just never got going for us so this is best for everyone. Ollie Younger and Kian le Fondre departed on loan to Aldershot and Concord respectively. But the real moves we made in the buys. With some real money to spend, we aimed high. Andy Pearse (CM) was the first to join on a free, followed swiftly by Nilson (CM) Signed on a pre contract from Cork City. We paid 75k to Hearts for Italian CB Zeno Ibsen Rossi, and we secured an ill-fated loan of Euan Dunlop from Dundee United. We also reupped our loans of Adrian Hayes and Graeme McGinty, which was crucial. Probably the biggest signing was Festy Ebosele (RB) who joined from Derby for 125k. We're running a new formation of 4-1-2-3 with inverted wing backs that he will be crucial too. I'm incredibly excited about these signings! After another JP McManus cup triumph, we started the season with a President's cup defeat to Sligo Rovers. We are really poor and deserve nothing from the game. We quickly turn things around to start the season proper with 2 wins, before we get our annual freak result out of the way early with a 3-0 defeat to Derry. Ebosele is immense as an IWB, almost playing like a centre forward at times. It's a joy to watch. We stumble just twice in the first half f the league, blowing away teams with a style of play probably never seen on the island before! (Hyperbolic, sure, but history is written by the winners after all.) Despite our good form, we find ourselves in a title battle! Cork have come out of nowhere to take a stab at dethroning us. I'm weirdly looking forward to the fight. Bohs and Rovers both recover from poor starts to sit 3rd and 4th, but they will need a big tunraround to join the title fight. Our stellar league form continues, with Hassan Ayari and Adrian Hayes providing the bulk of the goals. Ebosele conitnues to dazzle, while Rossi and Kofi Balmer are proving to be the best CB partnership in the league, playing more passes with more success than most midfielders. Its all come together so well for so many players this season. We unfortunately bow put of the League Cup to Rovers on penalties. Even though we're defending the crown, I took the opportunity to rest players throughout the tournament, with bench players like Zan Luk Leban and Colm Horgan getting minutes. its not the end of the world to go out of this competition. July is a funny month as tkae a ding-dong 6-4 win over Shelbourne, but also lose 2-0 to bottom of the table Longford, but there are no adverse affects as Cork start to fade away, and a third title is looking likely. We end up wrapping up a third league title early, as Cork fade away totally, almost dropping out of the top 4 before a late surge sees them leapfrog Pats to 2nd place. Its another dominant display in the league (Three-ty United anyone? Poor seasons for Rovers, Bohs and Dundalk make for an interesting table, Dundalk's FAI Cup win snatches European Football from Rovers. Speaking of European Football... We draw Astana in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. I think its going to be a tough draw, but we blow them away at home to all but seal a place in the next round. Sepsi strangely enough are a tougher tie, but again a solid first leg helps us through. Once again, I think our CL journey will end as we draw Belgian side Club Brugge in the third round. Despite taking the lead after 8 minutes, a Harvey Neville red card leaves us in the lurch and Brugge hit us for 2. A brilliant second leg performance and goals from Hayes and McGinty send us to a playoff and I can hardly breath. Shakhtar Donetsk are in the way, a great side featuring players like Timo Werner and Leandro Paredes. But its Kofi Balmer who wins the day, a towering header on 22 mins giving us a slender first leg lead. The second leg is nervy, but on the hour mark, Adrian Hayes send us to the group stage. Its delirium. I've been trying for years to guide an Irish side to the Champions League, and its finally happening! What a team. Its a very atmospheric draw for our first group stage outing, Feyenoord, Celtic and Borussia Dortmund. It certainly could be a lot tougher and I'll be looking to Celtic and Feyenoord to grab a point or 2. Or 3! What a start we make. After being 1-0 down at half time and leveling with 20 mins to go, Ross Tierney sends us into raptures with an 87th minute winner. Firs Champions League Game, first champions League win! Rowan McDonald has the honour of being the first player to score for an Irish club in the group stage. What a moment. We give it a fair go in Dortmund, Hayes puts us 1 up and Omochere makes it 2-2 with 25 mins to play, but they're too strong for us and score twice in the last stretch. Very proud of the team, not so proud of them after Celtic. Its a frustrating game, one where we're probably the better side, we just can't find the net. On 70 mins at 0-0, Ebosele loses the head and gets sent off. Just 5 mins later, Celtic score. Just 4 mins after that, Omochere loses the head, and gets sent off. The two red cards completely killed our chance to take something, and we have to settle for a defeat. I scold the two culprits and drop them for the next league game. Hopefully they learn lesson, and thankfully, they do. Its Celtic who get the red card this time, as Nislon fires us to another win. In between this and Feyenoord, we beat Linfield on penalties to win another All Ireland Champions Cup, and I think we run out of steam a bit. Feyenoord sweep us aside pretty easily. At this point, we're third in the group, with Dortmund and Feyenoord safely through. If Celtic beat Feyenoord in the last round of matches, they'll leapfrog us, so third is looking unlikely. With that in mind, I decide to savour our final group outing. We welcome Dortmund to Thomond Park, and just go for it. Hoping to give our fans some nice viewing as we try to take it to the German Champions, we are very quickly put in our place. Dortmund are 4-0 at the break and hammer us 6-0. I have no regrets though, it was good fun. It 4th place and 6 points from our first ever group stage campaing. Its a really good return, and worth an absolute fortune to us. We immediately invest in upgrading our training and youth facilities as we look to grow the club in every way possible. Our youth intake was a disaster this season so anything will help at this point. Its been another amazing campaign. I keep meaning to do a squad review and forgetting before starting the next season, so I'm gonna aim to do a big overview this season. We're aiming for the Champions League again this term, but I want to put in a decent cup performance too. Lots to chew on over the winter! (I don't know why this screenshot keeps popping in, but we'll roll with it)
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