Asked about his role at the club, which was not paid for at the time, Richard spoke about how his position as a kit man provided greater access and insight to the team.
“I was Sporting Director for 13 years in that period,” he said. “I had this great combination of being the Sporting Director and Kit Manager! So, I was very close to the players. I mean, I was there every day to do the laundry and stuff like that, fix all the equipment. You get quite close to the players then.
“I'm still the kit man because nobody wants to have that role since a lot of the sessions are in the afternoon, so you get home late. Fortunately, we have a washroom at the stadium, so I don't have to bring it home. No, no, no, that wouldn't do!
“I talked to all the players every day. Even though it was only eight months, I had talked to Frida before. Of course, the sister, when she was there, teased me about her younger sister, that she was even better.
“I think it’s her creativity that stood out. She does the things that you do when you play on the field with your friends, that you don't do when it's serious and you're in a team, in a match and stuff like that. Then you think more about what the coaches have told you to do, and then you don't take the chance to pull away a shot from 30 yards. You look for a better placed player. That's a safer way to get it into the goal.
“I think the playfulness was the best part of that. She dared to take the chance. She dared to be good.
“She was one of the players that I was quite sure would be a huge success. Of course, women's football has developed a lot in the last ten years. So, I didn't say she will be great in the Women's Super League in England. I didn't think about that. But I thought she would go on.”