I have a slightly different perspective, being 11,500 miles away in New Zealand. But (having visited the UK over Xmas and attended 3 games) I have a good feeling about the club at the moment. Probably as good a feeling as I could realistically expect to have about Oxford United, given our often precarious existence since I've been following the club (ie, Maxwell onwards). Scotch Egg summed it up pretty well earlier actually. On the pitch, we aren't in that rich vein of form from pre-Christmas - how could we maintain that, really? But, given our squad, and likelihood of important players returning from injury, I'm optimistic that we will have a decent last third of the season, and make the play-offs at least. I've had my occasional doubts about KR, but as far as I can make out, he's a good manager, and a decent guy - again, for all the reasons stated by Scotchers. In particular I think he manages his players really well. I think he has a great feel for when it's the right time to give players responsibility. For example, I know a lot of people are calling for Agyei to start games, but I think KR is holding him back for a reason, and wants to build his confidence up (in the right way). I like the way he shares around the captaincy too - a nice way to boost players' self-belief. As for the board... who would know? Approach with caution, of course, we've been burned before. But after Tiger's early PR disaster of a press conference, and the winding up petitions of last season, I've been somewhat won over by the current board. They seem very focused on achieving success for the club. If they're not, then they are doing a very passable impression. Tiger seems as engaged with the playing side of things as any OUFC chairman I can think of, and he has some seemingly very capable and savvy fellow board members alongside him. Zaki in particular seems a very canny operator - very careful not to overpromise and sometimes needing to temper Tiger's enthusiasm, but at the same time positive about the future, and also engaged with the on the field stuff, in a seemingly very genuine way.
Maybe I'm a bit over optimistic. But let's at least say that things could be worse!