 Mwaka wakatevera, Hodge akatamba sezvo Forest yakachengetedza League Cup nekukunda 10 pamusoro peOldham Athletic, asi gore rakatevera racho akanga achinetseka kuchengetedza nzvimbo yenguva dzose mumutambo wechikwata mushure mekubuda kwevechidiki vechidiki veIreland Roy Keane kuti vabatane naGary Parker, uyo akanga ava mutambi wepakati wekutanga-sarudzo pasinei nokuti ndiye chete wevatatu vasina kumbotamba nhabvu yenyika. Akangosarudzwa sechinotsiva naClough nokuda kwe1991 FA Cup Finalvachipesana nekirabhu yake yekare Tottenham Hotspur; akauya semutambi wechipiri asi Spurs yakamhanya 21 vakundi mushure mekuwedzera nguva. 