South Tyneside pub might well have been the most football-supporting local during the 2014 World Cup

One South Tyneside pub certainly got into the World Cup spirit in 2014.

It was hard for motorists and passers-by to miss Jarrow’s Robin Hood pub on Primrose Hill as the tournament approached.

Thirty-two flags - each representing one of the nations taking part in the tournament in Brazil - covered its roof. The same number of flags were placed on flagpoles outside and it helped to create a blaze of colours.

Pub licensee Norman Scott also established an outdoor sporting arena on land at the back of the property, where matches were due to be screened on 50-inch plasma screens.

Mr Scott, who was formerly in charge at The Clock, in Hebburn, said at the time: “I’m not even finished yet. I’ve got lots of World Cup bunting to put up.

“I wanted to do something special because the World Cup is the biggest competition in the world. It catches everyone’s imagination.

“The idea is that we’ll roll up the flags of each nation when they are knocked out of the competition.

“We’ve seen cars parking up and pensioners getting out on the hill to take photographs of the pub. It really is quite a spectacle.

“My only concern is that a driver on the motorway takes their eyes off the road when they see the flags and crash.”

As for England’s chances, Mr Scott was defiantly upbeat.

He said: “I think they will draw against Italy and beat Uruguay and Costa Rica, which will see them with seven points out of nine and get them through the group stage.”

As it was, England were already on their way out of the competition by the time they played their game against Costa Rica having lost to both Italy and Uruguay.

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