Consider this a Sunday diversion. Landon Donovan's loan with Everton is set to end in a week, and the buzz has started for him to remain through the end of the season. Bruce Arena, naturally, said it won't happen and that Donovan will return to the Galaxy for the start of the MLS season. His saying anything else would be newsworthy, but his "strong" words on the subject mean little. Similar things were said during David Beckham's loan limbo last year.


But perhaps most interesting to me than the machinations of the will-he-stay-or-will-he-come-home tennis match is why, as fans, so many of us are of the opinion that Donovan should absolutely remain at Everton.


Is it because we think he'll play better at the World Cup in June if he stays with the Toffees? Are his fans just happy to see him succeeding in one of the world's best leagues and want that to continue? Is it because we see Donovan as the American standard bearer and want him to remain in England where he can increase the Yank reputation?


Or is something else entirely, perhaps a combination of factors or a more complicated permutation of one of the suggestions above?


For those of you who want Donovan to stay at Everton, explain your reasoning below, and those of you who have had a change of heart on Landon, I definitely want to hear from you.


To get it started, I'll give my own reasoning; I'm a fan of Donovan's, always have been, and am happy to see him proving his quality in a top league. The longer he stays, the quieter those disapproving voices that have criticized him repeatedly will get.