Sam Leitch
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Sam Leitch was a British television sports presenter. He came from Scotland.
He was Head of Football at the British Broadcasting Corporation for some years. For several years up to 1974 he presented the "Football Preview" slot on Grandstand
on a Saturday, previewing the day's matches. This was later to evolve into Football Focus
.
Although attributed to commentators David Coleman
or Frank Bough
it was Leitch who, when the Scottish football team Raith Rovers won a match by a large margin, made the legendary comment "They'll be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight". This was seen as a display of ignorance since Raith Rovers play in the town of Kirkcaldy
.
There is however a Raith district of Kirkcaldy which is within the Raith estate, an estate owned by A.B.L Munro-Ferguson of Raith & Novar (Burke's Peerage). Munro-Ferguson's family can be traced back to the 17th Century. The estate itself predates much of Kirkcaldy and Dysart, the elder of the two communities.
He was Head of Football at the British Broadcasting Corporation for some years. For several years up to 1974 he presented the "Football Preview" slot on Grandstand
Grandstand (BBC)
Grandstand was a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock...
on a Saturday, previewing the day's matches. This was later to evolve into Football Focus
Football Focus
Football Focus is a BBC television show, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday lunchtimes, covering football, presented from the 2009/2010 season by Dan Walker...
.
Although attributed to commentators David Coleman
David Coleman
David Coleman, OBE is an English former sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for almost fifty years. In 2000, he was awarded the Olympic Order, the highest honour of the Olympic movement....
or Frank Bough
Frank Bough
Frank Bough is a retired British television presenter who is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including Grandstand, Nationwide and Breakfast Time, which he fronted alongside Selina Scott.-Early life:...
it was Leitch who, when the Scottish football team Raith Rovers won a match by a large margin, made the legendary comment "They'll be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight". This was seen as a display of ignorance since Raith Rovers play in the town of Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
.
There is however a Raith district of Kirkcaldy which is within the Raith estate, an estate owned by A.B.L Munro-Ferguson of Raith & Novar (Burke's Peerage). Munro-Ferguson's family can be traced back to the 17th Century. The estate itself predates much of Kirkcaldy and Dysart, the elder of the two communities.