▁an ▁embar rass ing ▁incident ▁for ▁H odge ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁contin ually ▁rem ind ed ▁of ▁by ▁fans ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁H odge ' s ▁excellent ▁form ▁at ▁Wed nes day ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁favour ite ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁England ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Mexico ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁measured ▁up ▁for ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁squad ▁bla zer . ▁However ▁H odge ▁cru elly ▁missed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute ▁when ▁Gary ▁Ba iley ▁supposed ly ▁recovered ▁from ▁injury ▁only ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁again ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁H odge ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁H odge ' s ▁£ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁move ▁to ▁Le ic ester ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁great ▁success , ▁as ▁he ▁t ore ▁a ▁st om ach ▁mus cle ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁match ▁and ▁was ▁out ▁injured ▁for ▁several ▁months . ▁He ▁made ▁ 8 0 ▁appearances ▁in ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Hart le pool ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁joining ▁Ro ch dale ▁for ▁a ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁club ▁P ly mouth , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁co aching ▁the ▁youth ▁team ▁before ▁ret iring ▁from ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of