What he does hope, however, is that the new man will be able to continue nurturing the young talent, such as himself, at the club.
On being told the news that Glenn had left, Richard says:
"I have no preference about who comes in; we just hope that whoever does will do a great job as Trevor will do again.
"Maybe the experienced players have a preference but as a young player, I don't - I just hope that the new man can teach me as a player because that is what a young player needs from a manager.
"I think Glenn has really helped a lot of players at the club develop - he has certainly helped me - and I am sad to see him leave.
"It is always going to be tough on anyone who gets relegated and especially when there was such a good talent base.
"We had so many good players at the club but of course we needed to get financially stable and of course it was going to be hard losing so many players and establishing a new team.
"I think everybody will get a fresh start and maybe things will change, but it has come as a shock to me, and I am sure it has to a lot of players, that Glenn has been given his marching orders."
He insists, though, that the responsibility lies with the players to ensure the club moves up the table and adds:
"I think all the players can do is keep playing and trying to get the wins; after that we will have to wait and see.
"We have to keep our minds on the job which is to get us back in the Premiership; that is the goal, it is still the same, and we are all aiming at that."
Trevor Brooking takes charge for the Bradford game on Tuesday, and Richard says:
"We had Trevor at the end of last season and I don't see anything changing from that."
Richard pays tribute to Glenn's bravery in coming back so quickly after having brain surgery in the summer.
Glenn was back at work barely a month after 11 hours under the surgeon's knife - received wisdom suggests the average person would have required around 11 months to fully recover from that - and Richard acknowledges how tirelessly Glenn has toiled since returning to action.
"After something so big it is maybe hard to go back to what put you there and he showed great courage in coming back, showing faith, and getting back on with the job," says Richard.