Chasing success, at any cost easily blurs a fan's perspective, especially in the Championship where the only way to not make a loss is to get promoted.
Without Tony Bloom heaven knows where we'd be now.
It doesn't take much to set a club on a slide that way though - a relegation to Lg1 with...
My opinion is praying has no effect. I'm happy to argue the point with you. If prayer worked every team would win every game and we'd all win the lottery every week.
Edit to add: But in the grand scheme of things, a little superstition isn't harmful, as long as you don't rely on it over...