
Speaking to BBC WM, Richard said; "It's dreamland. Best-ever achievement in football. I would loved to have got there as a player - but Liverpool in those days were a bit tough.
"We also got to the JPT final the year before with Doncaster, although it was played at Cardiff then. But, at Donny, we had a lot of money then compared to other teams. With the budget we have here at Walsall, this is an incredible achievement.
"I very rarely get emotional, but I was a little choked up at the end about what it means for the club and for the manager. He's not been in the job long in some ways. But I read somewhere the other day that success comes not through doing well every now and again, but through consistency. It's about having a plan and sticking to it, even if you've had your potholes along the way.
"Dean never gets up and never gets down. He's got a plan and he tries to stick to it. This club has a tradition of playing football a certain way."
SOURCE BBC WM