?At the beginning of 2016, after just 7,200 had shown up to Thomond Park for a derby with Ulster
No derby in TP at the begining of 2016.
There was one in Ravers and the crowd was 10,011 more than stated by said "journalist".
And 6 days earlier Munster had 25,600 in to witness another rodgering by big blue- (7-24).
No excuses for the numbers. He uses them constantly to suit his arguments, this time it's "irish fans are a bunch of bandwagoners".
I agree, we are, bar a few die-hards.
Makenna falls into the same old trap that most Irish Journalists do.
Being negative, and going against anything that is currently popular will mark you out as intelligent and sophisticated.