 Wel, yn y toffi Tb i'r ysgol yng Nghymru, Marko Silver has done his pre-match press conference for the visit to St James's Park at the weekend and revealed that Phil Jagielke and Leighton Baines looked set to miss out on the trip up to the north-east. Obviously Leighton Baines has missed the last couple. Jags who played, of course, in the 3-0 win, ac Arddiff wasn't in the side, rather, for the messy side. Derby, Drobo has picked up an injury this weekend training and has missed the last couple of sessions and looked set to miss out on that trip to Newcastle. It's going to be a really tough game. Up there, Newcastle have won the last four home games. Marko Silver alluded to how strong they are now at home, but also said that we'd be going there to win the game. He said we've got nine cup finals basically left for the rest of the season and, you know, if we can put in the same effort and commitment that we put in against Liverpool last Sunday, then there's no reason why we can't win at least half of those games, there's not more. Because if you've got good players that put in that same commitment and have organisation and battle, then you can beat most teams in this league, no question about it. So it's going to be a tough game up there, but, you know, Everton got to go up there and go for the victory. And she will, you know, got to win as many games as we can have. That means she will, we end up. Let's see if we can go to Newcastle on win. We've won 1-0 on our last two visits up there, so, you know, let's kick me to make your third time lucky. Or just win like three, you know, that'll be good. Mick McCarthy has defended his decision to call up James McCarthy to the Republic of Ireland squad for this month's international games. He said he was very disappointed that Everton didn't allow McCarthy to go out on loan during January. He said he thought he'd be able to get out on loan and play games and build his fitness back up. And he said, but for some reason Everton wouldn't let him out on loan. And it is a bit of a mad on this because it looked, when Everton took the decision not to let McCarthy out on loan, it looked as though he'd be used in the team or certainly in the squad. And he was on the bench, I think, for the game at Wofford, I think it was. And he's not being, he's not got on the pitch yet. So it's a bit, it's a bit of a strange one because why, if we're not going to use them ourselves, why don't we just let them go out and play games and try to build his game time up and see whether he's someone we can use going forward. Or if not, at least put himself in the shop window and see if he's someone we can get money, good money for in the summer. It doesn't really make much sense because he hasn't been playing in the 23s either to get game time. So it's a bit of a madman. Really, I know he'd be training every single day, but plays new games, so I don't understand that. I mean, unless we're going to get it like the last three or four games of the season and then he's going to play him. It's a bit of a strange decision, but McCarthy's called him up to the Republic of Ireland squad. I know he's had problems day before when he's not been playing for Everton. He's gone away and got injured, but you can't leave the lad in limbo. I've personally, this time, I've got no issue with them being called up, but it is a bit of a madman. Everton, again, have been linked with Mitchie Batswai today, a few media sources linking with the summer move to Everton. He's scored a couple of goals for Crystal Palace, including one last week in the 3-1 win of Burnley. It was a good goal as well. And Batswai, he's 25 now. He has scored goals throughout his career. He's never been able to put roots down because Chelsea bought him and just farmed them out everywhere. I just wonder if he's at that age now and the right 5th Marcel Brands or Marco Silva going forward. You know, we got the last time he had a Belgian player, a Belgian striker from Chelsea. He turned out all right, didn't he? So, I just wonder if Everton are going to move for him in the summer. Obviously, we would have liked to take him on loan in January, but we couldn't because of care through him. So it's going to be, you know, it's going to be really, really interesting to see whether Everton do make an approach for him. I think he'd be a good 5th forever, nor the reported wages that he wanted apparently in the January transfer window. But I think it's a case of Everton sitting down with him and just saying, look, you know, that's if he's available. Look, you can come here and be on number nine. So to speak, you can put your roots down here and we're trying to build something going forward. And I think he's a good player. I think when you look around, strikers in Europe or even the Premier League, he could get, there's not that many. I don't think that's stand out really, but I feel as though Batchway could even be one of those who just develops as he goes forward. But I think if you create chances for him, you can take them. But, you know, he's doing all right to Crystal Palace and they'll probably have a say and, you know, they'll probably want to sign him permanently as well. So, again, it's going to be, you know, we'll have to see what happens come the summer. And finally, Everton, the former Everton striker, Brian McBride, has said Everton can't push to finish in the top six next season. He said, the only way he can do it though, is by matching that effort and desire that he showed against Liverpool. He said he's got a number of good players, Everton, but when he's watched them, that effort and drive and desire hasn't always been there. And he's absolutely spot on. He said this a few times, Everton have got a really good level of player in their squad. OK, it's not, it's not a squad good enough to win the league and it's probably not a squad good enough for top football. It isn't because we've got a good striker, a proper striker, but it's a squad though that could push for the top six definitely with a couple of more additions. But no matter how good your players are, if you don't have that fight effort and commitment every single time you step on that pitch, you're going to lose games and you're going to throw games away. And, you know, McBride in the article quote Lester City winning it in 2016 and said they battle them for for every single game that season. And that's why they overachieved. That's why they got results when people didn't expect them to because they give everything and he's absolutely right. And I feel as this Everton squad can give everything even just to the end of the season, give them maximum effort like they did at the weekend. They can win a hell of a lot more than they lose and the quality then rises. So fingers crossed. Let's see. Let's see what happens. I think personally, the summers are massive one for Everton. It can be bringing quality in the forward areas. You know, can we move a couple of players out and add with some real quality? Again, it's on Marcel Brons and Marco Silva to do that, but I agree with McBride. It isn't. I don't think it's as far away as what people think of push for the top six. But it, you know, can take one or two players that can change the dynamic. But again, we'll have to wait and see. That's it for the news daily. Thanks very much for watching. See you soon on Toffy TV.