Stoke City: M'Bia considers move to the Brit

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RENNES midfielder Stephane M'Bia was at the Britannia Stadium today pondering a big-money move to Stoke City.

The Sentinel understands the Cameroon international was being shown around the ground and could possibly undergo a medical while on the premises.

However, sources said a deal for the player was far from imminent.

The fee for M'Bia, said to be also interesting Marseille and Everton, has been reported to range from £6m up to £12m, but even at the lower level it would be a record for Stoke.

Potters chairman Peter Coates confirmed last night that the club had been "monitoring" 23-year-old M'Bia, but added: "If anything does happen, it looks a long way off at the moment."

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    by Glass Always Half Full, The Happy Place

    Friday, July 10 2009, 8:58PM

    “Rob - what???? Which Fowler? Michelle, flying in from America for a reunion with Sharon Watts down the Vic. I've heard that Peter Coates has been investing heavily in anti ageing research and has in fact made a remarkable break through. Tomorrow he will be announcing that he has successfully funded a project that not only stops ageing put also reverses it. The main test subject for this has been Brazilian legend Romario, who has been secretly receiving treatment and now has a biological age of 25. To show his thanks Romario will sign a 5 year deal tomorrow. Pete has also lined up fellow Brazillian legend Zico and Italians Dino Zoff and Paulo Rossi. Rumour is it will take a further 3 - 5 years of research before big Pete will be able to clone the wing wizard himself Sir Stan from a strand of hair that is kept locked away in a vault deep below BET365 HQ.”

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    by Labyrinth, stoke

    Friday, July 10 2009, 8:08PM

    “Thought it was against the rules to pretend to be someone you aren't. Behaviour like that should deserve suspension from the site.
    Rob the sentinel will know exactly who posted that comment. I'd be interested how that would be dealt with.”

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    by Rob, shropshire

    Friday, July 10 2009, 8:02PM

    “Fowler flying in tomorrow”

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    by Rob, shropshire

    Friday, July 10 2009, 8:01PM

    “This comment has been removed as it contained swearing. Thanks, Moderator”

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    by Rob, shropshire

    Friday, July 10 2009, 7:42PM

    “Nothing better to do Matt, Adam
    must be sad to pretend to be me.

    Mbai not signing, turned us down, wanted £60,000 a week.
    Michael Johnson on his way for talks for 5 million tomorrow, my source city, also Fowler on a year long deal”

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    by Rob, shropshire

    Friday, July 10 2009, 5:56PM

    “i would just like to say sorry to everyone, especially ST for being such a PRAT.

    You were all right, i just made it up as i went along. It started as a joke and just snowballed.

    I am not even a Stoke fan, in fact i watch the MIGHTY VALE and came on the stoke sites to wind you all up and it worked.

    I dont even live in shropshire and i am in fact locked in a Secure unit for the mentally ill.

    I am not Welsh and am in fact a cross between a lunatic and compulisive liar. I will never come back on the site ever again as they are taking all the computers off the wards as i get no sleep and stay up all night trawling the transfer rumour to wind you sad stokies up.

    UP THE VALE ROB, See ya all hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah”

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    by Glass Always Half Full, The Happy Place

    Friday, July 10 2009, 4:35PM

    “Rob Shropshire - pray tell why didn't your inside man know about the potential of the biggest signing in the clubs history??? Can you ask him if there is any truth in the rumour that Higgy is going to Chelsea for £4.5million next week after Ashley Cole complete's his £45 million move to Real Madrid signing a contract worth a reported £135,000 a day!”

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    by Socks, Stoke

    Friday, July 10 2009, 12:07PM

    “Stoke could never M'Bia this player”

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    by David, Kidsgrove

    Friday, July 10 2009, 11:08AM

    “Another case of dangling the carrot. What is the point? Everton, Stoke or Marseille. Why waste our time having a medical to prove to another team he is fit. A deal is a long way from being imminent. Why, Why, Why dwe bother!! in the good old Delilah chime. Until the deal is 100% don't bother..”

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    by Mark, Wolstanton

    Friday, July 10 2009, 10:55AM

    “According to Sky sports web, Mbia says his dream is to play for Marseille and the deal is done. When I see him in a Stoke shirt I will beleive it, until then as the Zigic signing, we will wait and see.”

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