People swaid the same about Howard. "If he gets back to hsi best in 14/15 we'll be fine" and "form is temporary". 2 years he's been woefully average at best. Would think that is more of a signal of 'on the downward trend' more than anything.
And yes, apologize about the 'you're out of your mind' bit but I am VERY not on the Begovic bandwagon.. I think theres a lot forgetting exactly how inadequate he was 2 years ago and thinking "can't be worse than Howard!". We should be aiming a lot higher than that.
No worries on the 'out of your mind' thing lad, wasn't taking it personally. Don't get me wrong, I don't think he's the best there is or anything, but I wouldn't be displeased if we went into next season with him as our first choice either. It's realistic and he is a good keeper. I don't personally know of anyone who was thinking Howard could get his form back. Bar the WC he'd be torrid for two and a half years all things considered, barring a few decent games.