I'll do my best on a technical basis (not having R2R):

Looking at the database on PS2OWNZ there is no need to patch the game for Neo 2.2. The proven basis (as with all Neo 2.2 solutions) is CloneCD.

That said, CDRWin should have worked. As there is a conflict to resolve as to whether a patch is necessary, I suggest that you use the swap trick patch (euro/pal 1kb) (not UK) with PPF-O-MATIC. In any case, PPF-O-MATIC will detect whether the patch is being applied to the correct binary. The image name doesn't matter.

For reading the RAW checkbox must be ticked. It doesn't matter for writing.

R 2 R 2 is not an EA game so the EA advice does not apply.

My advice to all NEO2.2 PAL users is to buy a RAW-DAO+96 compatible burner and CloneCD. It'll be worth it very quickly.