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10:42 UK time, Friday, 5 October 2012

A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.

Paper Monitor isn't surprised to see that Roy Hodgson's Tube trip - and his supposedly frank discussion about defender Rio Ferdinand's England future with fellow passengers - has been picked up plenty of the papers.

is the Daily Mail's headline, which goes on to call the manner in which the England manager allegedly revealed the Manchester United player's omission from the World Cup team a "Boob Tube" moment.

Meanwhile the Sun has transformed London's Underground into the the "Blunderground" - creating an "alternative underground map" that includes "Royslip, Russhell Square and Bloomersbury Park" for Hodgson's journey.

Speculating about why Hodgson chose to take a trip on the Tube, some papers say the England manager "likes to see himself as a man of the people".

And of course Hodgson is not the first person in the public domain to take the Tube to this end.

Singer Rihanna caused a stir when she travelled to pal Drake's gig at the O2 earlier this year and David Cameron was keen to be seen blending with commuters en route to the Olympic Park during London 2012.

But does travelling by Tube really do famous people any favours, or boost their credentials as "men or women of the people"?

The Independent thinks not. "Hodgson may be a personable and open man, but this little mishap will have reminded him not to cross the boundaries".

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