Garry Richards looks forward to Gillingham's big day at Wembley in the League 2 play-off final
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by Luke Cawdell
Garry Richards heads to Wembley on
Saturday hoping to end a frustrating wait to make an
appearance on the big stage.
Richards (pictured right) was
suspended for Gillingham’s sell-out FA Cup third round clash with
Aston Villa in January and earlier on in his career he missed out
on a fifth round match at Chelsea after being sent off a week
before while playing for Colchester.
The 22-year-old defender has
re-established himself in the centre of defence for the Gills,
starting the last seven games, and barring any unforeseen incidents
he should finally get his day on the big stage.
He said: "They don’t come much
bigger than a cup final at Wembley and I can’t wait for that and to
walk out and get down to business.
"You have your highs and lows, but that’s just football,
and you just need to keep cracking away until the opportunity comes
again. You never know when that opportunity will come again and
fingers crossed it has."
Walking out at Wembley will cap a
season of mixed fortunes for Richards. He and Mark Bentley have
competed for the right to partner Simon King at the back all season
and that has meant as much time on the bench as the pitch for
Richards.
"You are always going to have your
blows in football - it’s a rollercoaster," he said.
"Things happen every season, this
one more than any so far. It’s been very up and down, but as a
player you have to stick with it and if you keep a good attitude
then those sorts of players get their rewards in the end.
"It’s felt good to be back in the
side and getting games under my belt. To go there and play would be
a lot better than going there and sitting on the bench. It’s going
to be a great day for us and we need to make the most of it.
Thursday, May 21 2009
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