Richards told anybody who cared to listen: "When you come in at half-time and their head coach is lambasting the referee and when you go out in the second half and you lose the penalty count 8-0 it begs the question 'what is going on?'
"It cost us last year and I would imagine that it cost a lot of people when they come down to Kingsholm because in the second half the referee would bottle it.
"I know Rob Denby and I like him as a person. I think that he is a more than capable referee, but this is a very difficult environment to referee in and when you get undue pressure like that then it makes it more difficult."
So, refs can't handle the pressure at Kingsholm, according to Richards.
Dean Ryan's response was: "I didn't have a go at the referee. I think the interpretation of the ruck has been vastly different over the previous weeks.
"I asked him for clarity over the ruck law, I asked if people should be on their feet who clearly weren't.
"We've been contesting ball quite successfully for two weeks and suddenly we don't get one penalty to the attacking side or one turn-over so I asked him for clarity of his interpretation."
So, according to Ryan, all he did was ask a question of the ref at half-time.
Casting vote to ref Denby: "As I walked to my dressing room at half-time both coaches politely came up to me. When they do that I am not going to just put my fingers in my ears."
Storm in a teacup? Beaten coach throws toys out of the pram? Beaten coach can't take the pressure at Kingsholm?
You choose, but Glaws are hardly going to apologise because Kingsholm is a difficult place to play - though they could always issue the fans with a polite request not to support their team quite so strongly, but to be fair at all times, especially when senstive souls like Richards are the visitors.
Glaws were 13-5 down at half-time, Mike Brown and Danny Care cashing in on poor defending to score tries.
But last week's hero Willie Walker kept Glaws in the game with his kicking and by helping to set up Olly Morgan's try. Alasdair Strokosch scored another home try and as a bonus, Olly Barkley  kicked a penalty on his debut to make Chris Malone's late try no more than a nuisance.
It was a vital win for Glaws, but of course we'll all spend a few days hoping that Dean Richards won't sulk for too long.
Won't we?

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