After both good results and bad, there aren't many places where a Munster Rugby player can blend into the crowd around the province.
Still in the early years of his professional career, Craig Casey is already well-versed with the pressure that comes with the Munster jersey.
That pressure has been ramped up in recent weeks after their poor start to the season. Three defeats from four games, the latest a 20-11 loss against Connacht in which the scoreline flattered Munster, has left them swimming against the tide already in this campaign, with title hopes replaced by fears they could miss out on Champions Cup qualification altogether.
In spite of their poor performances and results, the supporters haven't turned on them just yet.
Earlier this week, defence coach Denis Leamy spoke about meeting fans at an Energia All-Ireland League game last weekend, while Casey had a similar encounter at a supermarket trip in recent days.
"I actually met a few Munster fans in Dunnes on Sunday, and in fairness they were upbeat and wishing us well. You can sense their frustration," he says.
The scrum-half says those encounters are perks of the job rather than inconveniences.
Having grown up in the shadows of Thomond Park, and been a mascot at Shannon and Munster games throughout his childhood, Casey doesn't have to look back too far to the days when the shoe was on the other foot.
"I'm a fan, I've been a fan since I was born, so I'm as frustrated as anyone else. The lads in here are more frustrated than anyone.
"I used to love seeing the lads around Limerick, like absolutely love it. So when you do see it you kind of take it, it's humbling to be honest.
"I absolutely love meeting fans, it’s great to get a sense of what they’re feeling and get a taste of what they want us to do and stuff like that. It’s quite good, to be honest, I enjoy it.
"That pressure has always been there, but it's the exact environment I want to be in. I wouldn't want to be in an environment where there isn't pressure on you.
"The Munster fans have always been with us, and they always will be with us. I've got a real sense of that over the last few weeks. We're glad to have them."
The coaches and players maintain that the pictures they're seeing in training have been promising, but the reality is that they look a long way from transferring those to game situations.
Handling errors, a high missed-tackle rate, one of the highest penalty counts in the league and a struggling lineout indicate that their problems are spread right across the team rather than in one particular area.
However, Casey says they have no intention of deviating from their plans.
"Of course it's frustrating. We're all trying our hardest to make passes stick, but it's frustrating.
"We have processes around that when we meet in huddles, how to calm ourselves down. It's about getting to the next role. It's very cliche, but that's what it's about.
"Looking back on games, you're seeing opportunities that arose that you're not taking, that's even more frustrating. But I'd prefer to see the chances we aren't executing, rather than not seeing chances opening up.
"When we're coming in on Monday, and Prendy [Mike Prendergast] is showing us chances we aren't taking, I'd rather see that than nothing at all.
"Those passes have to stick in the future, we haven't been good enough, we know that. We've had tough, tough reviews in the last few weeks and they've been needed."
From a personal point of view, the scrum-half believes their new gameplan will play to his strengths.
In his two starts this season against Dragons and Zebre, he was one of the few players who stood out, while he came off the bench for the final quarter of last week's defeat in Galway.
And he hopes he can challenge Conor Murray for a starting role more and more this season.
"I think it will get the best out of me personally. I'm a kind of a hands-on, ball-gone type of scrum-half, wants to play zippy, wants to play strong passes and get to rucks quickly, so I think that suits me down to the ground, exactly what Prendy [Prendergast] wants, and what Wig [Rowntree] has been bringing in to be honest.
"In a few games it hasn't happened because our breakdown wasn't good enough, but there were a few games it has worked and you see exactly what we're trying to do.
"It's quite similar to the Irish style which I feel suits me as well, the way we’re trying to play there. So look, I’m loving it.
"I need to perform to become the number nine, that’s without a doubt so hopefully I step on again this Saturday and perform."
Whatever the means, the province need to start picking up wins, starting with tomorrow's meeting with the Bulls at Thomond Park in the BKT United Rugby Championship.
Having started the season with three consecutive wins, the Bulls were heavily beaten in the first game of their European tour last week, losing 35-21 to the Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun.
"The Bulls are a very physical side, everyone knows that. They're physical through the middle and then try whip it wide and get their pace on the ball. We've looked at that.
"Leams [Denis Leamy] has given us detail on that, we've gone into good discussions, so that's gone well. We know what we're expecting.
"They're off the back of a loss as well so they'll be raring to go.
"We need to look after ourselves, trying to bring in the things we did wrong at the weekend, and bring them forward this weekend.
"A win this weekend would be massive. We need it but we also need to put a performance together, I think.
"There's a lot of things we need to get right this weekend, for us as a squad, building forward. We’ve looked at stuff this week that wasn’t good enough and we need to bring that in this weekend, 100%.
"But like, the win will be massive, yeah."
