Brian McLauchlin - BBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterTue, December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM UTC·1 min readDave Richards is hoping "it's my time to kick on" after making his first Dundee United appearance of the season on Saturday.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper replaced the injured Yevhen Kucherenko for a 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRichards saved Bruce Anderson's spot-kick but the home striker got to the loose ball first to score from the rebound.
"I absolutely loved it," said Richards, who is set to face Rangers on Wednesday.
"I've been working hard for months. I've always had that ingrained in me since I was young.
"It's the nature of the goalie. Only one of you can play, so when it's not your turn, when you're not playing, you've got to be sharp, ready, just in case.
"I've been champing at the bit. So, fingers crossed, keep going, head down, work hard and carry on."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRichards moved to Tannadice in the summer of 2024 but managed just two Premiership appearances last term. In the prior campaign, he did not play at all during a loan stint at St Johnstone.
"Wherever I've gone, we've always had a strong goalie group and we like to push each other," he explained.
"I'm there to push whoever's playing and then vice versa if I'm playing. At St Johnstone, Dimitar Mitov, who's at Aberdeen now, was brilliant and so I just kept banging on the door but he just kept on raising his standards.
"Same last year with Jack Walton, he was brilliant as well. Now it's my time to kick on.
"I feel fresh. I'm ready for anything. You can play every day if you want, I'm there ready to go."
