"I think people had the wrong perception," he explains. "They were probably thinking, 'Who is this crazy Irish person shouting at me?'
"I seemed to be moaning the whole time. And the gaffer was telling me to calm down. But I just wanted to win. I don't want to be someone that's just middling, that's just existing. Every day, I want to achieve something."
Richie spoke about his daughter, who was born just before he moved over to England to ply his trade; "She is my number one. Everything I do, I do it for her. That's the reason I'm playing over here - so she can have a better life when she grows up as well. I keep a picture of her in my washbag that I look at before every game. I have her first soother there as well. Just little things like that which I keep with me, just to give me the inspiration to push on."
"I'm just like any other parent, going through work and doing what I can to support my family. I'm not doing it just to say I play in England; I'm doing it for a purpose and want to do it as well as I can and I think that's why the gaffer sees how much I put into every game and every session. He can see my desire."
"I've always felt like a confident person but when you're not playing you've nothing to be confident about," he says, "I had nowhere to show it. But it never shook me really, not playing. I've a very, very strong personality. When I put my mind to something and focus on something, I can do whatever I want.
"Some people think it's arrogance but I think anybody that actually knows me and meets me know it's not like that. Off the pitch, I'm really quiet and just go about my day and come home and play with my little girl. The same as anyone else."
Towell then spoke about the gaffer, and he rates his man management skills; "Even when I was in Dublin with my family recently, he as texting to check if I got home ok and if everyone was doing well, That's just a small little thing but they make a big difference and make you feel welcome. All the lads here play with freedom because of it."
"The reason I came on loan was to get back into the Brighton team, I'm still contracted to them and can't really look past that. But I am playing every week here and loving it so a part of me would love to come back and play full-time."
"I'm doing well, but I think there's a lot more to come from me and I don't want to waste another minute. So if I can knuckle down and focus on everything, not just the physical side but also tactically and technically, then you never know where it'll take me."