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EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
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We can't defend, so we're just going to attack

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
St Patrick's Athletic 3-5 Valencia CF
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Hewelt, Nolan (Elworthy 73), *****, Desmond, Field (S.Reilly 73), McEneff, Wilson, McDonnell (Stewart 8), Kelly, Morgan, McGrath
What a game! Loads of chances, end to end and proof we can match the big boys in Europe, could we have won if we had O'Neill up front?

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
Molde FK 1-0 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Reilly (Cawley 71), Wilson, Kelly, Morgan (McGrath 71), O'Neill
A bit disappointed with this result, sure they're the higher seed but I felt Molde were very much beatable

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
Besiktas JK 4-1 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff (McGrath 66), Wilson (Cawley 66), Reilly, Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
We weren't as bad as the scoreline suggests, just Besiktas were very, very clinical

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
St Patrick's Athletic 0-2 Besiktas JK
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Reilly (Cawley 63), Wilson, Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
Two. F*cking. Penalties.

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
Valencia CF 1-3 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff (McGrath 80), Wilson (Cawley 66), Reilly, Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
WHAT A WIN!!! We went to the Mestalla and, well, rode our luck at times but we got our first WIN in the Europa League, this one coming against a Spanish powerhouse in Valencia, what a performance

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP G
St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Molde FK
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Cawley, Wilson (McDonnell 66), Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
Back-to-back wins in the Europa League! A solid performance and a good win, a good way to end the campaign

LEAGUE TABLE
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Not bad, not bad at all​
 
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HAWKINS SIGNS NEW DEAL
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With just 2 days remaining on his contract, Matthew Hawkins appeared to be leaving St Patrick's, with potential suitors lining up for the young Welshman

Fortunately for St Patrick's fans, the ex-Loughgall boss has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal worth €1,700 per week

The Welshman, who in his first full season at St Patrick's won the Airtricity Premier League, FAI Ford Cup, Irish President's Cup, Leinster Senior Cup, EA Sports Cup AND took them into the Europa League group stages, is said to be delighted to have extended his stay in Ireland

And to make matters even better for St Patrick's, stars Kevin Morgan and Tony O'Neill have also extended their contracts with the club, with O'Neill's new deal warning off would-be buyers Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, who have both had bids rejected for the Northern Irish international
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TRIO JOIN ST PAT'S
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St Patrick's have opened the transfer window with a bang, by bringing in three players on the opening day!

The Irish champions have decided not to rest on their laurels and have brought in a trio of reinforcements

The first player signed was 20 year old defensive midfielder Cameron Morrison, who's joined St Patrick's from Cliftonville for €24,000

Bizarrely, St Patrick's are the 20 year old's FOURTH club, having appeared for Dergview, Carrick Rangers and Cliftonville, making over 100 first team appearances

Morrison, who has been capped at Under-20 level, has already lifted two pieces of silverware in his career and is sure to add to that at St Patrick's
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The second signing was the most expensive as St Patrick's bring in Callum Camps from Heart of Midlothian for €94,000

Camps, who has 6 caps for Northern Ireland, can play in a variety of positions across midfield and further up the field and is thought to be the ideal utility man for Hawkins' side

The 24 year old never really shone at Hearts after making a big money move from Rochdale for €800,000 back in 2017, making only 7 league appearances across 2 and a half seasons with the Edinburgh club
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The final signing is also from the Scottish Premiership as right back Gordon Beattie signs from Celtic for €74,000

The 19 year old Glaswegian, who has 16 Wales Under 21 caps, made only 2 appearances for his boyhood club, instead spending time out on loan at Livingston for whom he made 19 league appearances

He will be hoping to add to that in Ireland
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Well done so far! Callum Camps is a fantastic signing, always does well in FM
 
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BROWN IN SHOCK DEADLINE DAY MOVE
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With just over half an hour left on deadline day Irish champions St Patrick's Athletic have sealed the capture of Scottish "Hard Man in Chief" Scott Brown for a fee of just €43,000

Brown, who divides opinion amongst many football fans, spent 13 seasons at Parkhead after signing from Hibernian for €6.5m in 2007 and racked up 326 league appearances for the perennial Scottish champions, lifting the Scottish Premiership NINE times in 12 and a half years with the Glaswegian club

Brown also made 108 league appearances for Hibernian, as well as making 50 appearances for the Scottish national team
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Brown has lifted a sensational 17 trophies in his career, as well as making appearances in the Champions League and captaining his country and it is this experience that Matthew Hawkins hopes to capitalise on as he improves his squad ahead of their upcoming Champions League campaign
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St Patrick's also snuck through the signing of Northern Ireland Under-21 international Matthew Shevlin, who's joined the club from Ballymena United for €26,000

The 21 year old striker had spent his entire career with Ballymena, racking up 65 goals in 158 league appearances
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MARCH
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Can we defend our title?

LEINSTER SENIOR CUP FOURTH ROUND
St Patrick's Athletic 5-1 St Kevin's Boys
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Hewelt, Elworthy, S.Reilly, Desmond, Field, Camps (McEneff 45), Brown, Cawley, Kelly (McGrath 4), Grego-***, Shevlin
A mixture of injuries and the standard of opposition meant fringe players were given a chance and boy did they take it! Backup striker Shevlin bagged a hat-trick on his debut, perfect

IRISH PRESIDENT'S CUP
St Patrick's Athletic 3-1 Dundalk
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Hewelt, Brown, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Cawley, Wilson, Camps, Morgan, O'Neill
A return to the narrow 4-3-2-1 and another trophy as stars Kevin Morgan and Tony O'Neill fire us to victory, an injury to Liam Kelly meant that Callum Camps took up the Enganche role in the "Holy Trinity", could this be a permanent change?

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Finn Harps
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Brown (Grego-*** 73), Wilson, Camps (Cawley 59), Morgan, O'Neill
A solid, if underwhelming start to the season, I was expecting a few more goals, especially after scoring so early and recording 25 shots but it just wasn't to be

EA SPORTS CUP FIRST ROUND
Limerick 0-1 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Brown, *****, Feely, Field (Desmond 61), IJzerman, Stewart, Wilson (Morrison 61), Morgan, McGrath, O'Neill
See above, but swap 25 for 30

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Cobh Ramblers
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Desmond, Field, McEneff, Wilson (Morrison 77), Brown, McGrath (Camps 77), Morgan, O'Neill
Another victory by a solitary goal, with Tony O'Neill even fluffing his lines from the penalty spot, we scored 77 league goals last season, have we lost the scoring touch?

LEINSTER SENIOR CUP QUARTER FINAL
Drogheda United 0-2 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Desmond, Field (Beattie 32), McEneff (McGrath 62), Brown (Cawley 62), Wilson, Camps, Morgan, O'Neill
A two goal victory this time, but at some cost as we lose Tom Field for almost 3 months and Callum Camps for 2 weeks, worrying

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Derry City 2-3 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Feely, Desmond, McEneff, Brown, Wilson, McGrath (Grego-*** 64), Morgan, O'Neill
To go 3-0 up in 33 minutes is great, but to then concede 2 and barely hang on for the win? Not so much

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Cork City
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, S.Reilly, Desmond (Nolan 64), McEneff, Brown (Cawley 74), Wilson, McGrath, Morgan, O'Neill
Another 1-0 win and another missed penalty from Tony O'Neill, are the attentions of Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea getting to him?

LEAGUE TABLE
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A 100% start to the season. Happy days.​
 
APRIL
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We made a 100% start to the season last month, can we continue that?

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Longford Town 1-3 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson, Brown (Morrison 80), Reilly (Kelly 61), Camps, Morgan, O'Neill
A routine victory over newly-promoted Longford, with Tony O'Neill showing why he's wanted by the top English clubs with a stellar display

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Limerick 1-4 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson, Brown, Reilly (Kelly 64), Camps, Morgan, O'Neill (Grego-*** 64)
Back-to-back comfortable wins over newly-promoted sides as we slice through this division's teams like a hot knife through butter

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 3-0 Shamrock Rovers
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond, Camps, Wilson (Morrison 68), Reilly, Kelly (McEneff 58), Morgan, O'Neill (Grego-*** 88)
A dominant performance topped off by two late goals as we take Shamrock apart in front of a capacity crowd

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Galway United 1-3 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Nolan, Wilson (McEneff 73), Brown (Cawley 73), IJzerman, Camps (Kelly 50), Morgan, O'Neill
A first league goal for Dutch midfielder Mark IJzerman set us on our way to another comfortable victory as we score even more goals, I'm enjoying this

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Dundalk 0-3 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond (Nolan 61), Wilson, Brown (McEneff 61), Reilly, Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
Dundalk away is our toughest game of the season and we blew them away.. in 26 minutes. We battered them and then spent the rest of the game in cruise control

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Bohemian
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson, Brown, Reilly, Kelly, Morgan, O'Neill
Another simple victory wrapped up in the first half, good stuff

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Sligo Rovers 1-5 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond (Nolan 85), Wilson, IJzerman, Reilly (Cawley 58), Kelly, Morgan (Saunders 68), O'Neill
We end the month and the first phase with an excellent 5-1 away victory with Tony O'Neill bagging FOUR, yes FOUR goals

LEAGUE TABLE
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Phase 1 is complete and its ended with a 100% record, wonderful​
 
Tony O'Neill looks a great player although he needs more consistency with his penalties! He has missed a lot of them!

Great story so far!
 
osullm said:
Tony O'Neill looks a great player although he needs more consistency with his penalties! He has missed a lot of them!

Great story so far!
Click to expand...
Cheers mate

Its weird when O'Neill misses penalties seeing as he has 13 Penalties and 15 Composure, but he has scored 77 goals in 77 games since joining us so I'll let him off the hook for that ;)

United, Arsenal and Chelsea have all been sniffing around so I've had to give him a new deal every ~ 3 months to ward them off
 
Loving the story. Always like saves in Ireland especially N.I. Has O'Neill improved much? Any chance of a SS?
 
MAY
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Just keep going, that's all we can do

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 Galway United
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond, IJzerman, Wilson, Reilly, Kelly (Saunders 59), Morgan, O'Neill
There goes the 100% record! We huffed and puffed but couldn't beat the door down against a resilient Galway side, disappointing

EA SPORTS CUP SECOND ROUND
Wexford Youths 0-4 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Desmond, Field (S.Reilly 76), Wilson (IJzerman 558), Brown, Reilly (Cawley 58), Camps, Morgan, O'Neill
A resounding victory to bounce back from the disappointing draw as I go on the hunt for my third successive EA Sports Cup

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Finn Harps 0-4 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Desmond, Field, Wilson, Brown (IJzerman 62), Reilly, Camps (Kelly 62), Morgan (Shevlin 66), O'Neill
Back-to-back 4-0 away wins! Great stuff!

LEINSTER SENIOR CUP SEMI FINAL
Dundalk 0-4 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Field (Nolan 80), Wilson, Brown, Reilly (Cawley 60), Camps, Kelly, O'Neill (Shevlin 60)
Back-to-back-to-back 4-0 away wins! A five minute hat-trick from O'Neill

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
Cobh Ramblers 0-2 St Patrick's Athletic
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, S.Reilly, Desmond, Wilson (IJzerman 60), Cawley, Reilly, Camps (Saunders 68), Kelly, O'Neill
A simple 2-0 victory

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 4-1 Derry City
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Hewelt, Beattie (Nolan 45), *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson (IJzerman 61), Brown, Reilly, Kelly, Saunders, O'Neill (Shevlin 61)
MORE GOALS! MORE WINS! MORE POINTS!

EA SPORTS CUP QUARTER FINAL
St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Cork City
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Hewelt, Nolan, *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson (Camps 60), Brown, Reilly, Kelly, Saunders, O'Neill (Shevlin 60)
A dominant performance and comfortable victory all sewn up in the first half sees us into the EA Sports Cup semi final

AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE
St Patrick's Athletic 3-0 Longford Town
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Hewelt, Beattie, *****, Feely, Desmond, Wilson, Brown, Reilly, Camps, Morgan (Kelly 65), O'Neill
Another dominant display gets us some more points in the league!

LEAGUE TABLE
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We've lost our 100% record :(​
 
As my local team, i hope Finn Harps hold onto their place in the top division!
 
Looks really good can I understand the admiring glances from the English elite. Definitely 30k well spent! Maybe one to try to take with you if/when you move onto bigger and better things
 
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