Gary Hamilton believes one superstition is helping to preserve Glenavon's current unbeaten run.
The Lurgan Blues have had an up and down season but are currently unbeaten in five.
A goalless draw at Glentoran kickstarted the run for Glenavon but it also saw Matthew Fitzpatrick being handed the captain's armband due to injury to regular skipper Danny Wallace.
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The defender missed the next game, a win over Newry City, but Fitzpatrick retained the armband for a second trip to Glentoran despite Wallace's return to the starting line-up, and much to the delight of his boss another win was secured.
Wins over Coleraine and Ballymena United have followed, with Fitzpatrick making it three goals in as many games, and Hamilton says the striker will retain the armband for the foreseeable future.
"Fitzy has been playing up front on his own in the last few games and has been excellent," he said.
"He has led the line brilliantly and I gave him the captain's armband when Danny was out and me being superstitious we haven't lost since he got it so he has kept it since!
"He's taken on the role very well and his performances have been excellent. He's scoring goals and leading the line unbelievably for us.
"He gives Danny some banter. The two of them travel together and are good mates and at the minute he says he's unbeaten so hopefully he can keep it going."
Monday night's win over the Sky Blues saw Glenavon strengthen their grip on the European play-off spot.
Carrick Rangers are four points off the Lurgan Blues with Ballymena a further five points behind, but Hamilton isn't taking anything for granted.
"The win has certainly given us an advantage over Ballymena, but there's a lot of football still to be played," he said.
"Carrick have put together a really good season and it's going to be difficult.
"We just have to look after ourselves, our own results and that's all that matters because we are ahead of the other teams now.
"It's up to us to take more points than Carrick and Ballymena in the last five games and if we do that we know we're in seventh."
The Lurgan Blues will be hoping to make it five wins on the bounce when Dungannon Swifts visit Mourneview Park on Friday night, but Hamilton is wary of Dean Shiels side who have already beaten them twice this season.
"We had two horrible games against them down there this year," he said.
"We beat them at home but they beat us twice down there so we know it isn't easy.
"In my 11 years at this club we've never had an easy game against Dungannon.
"They are a team that has taken points off us continually year in, year out so it's never been easy.
"We're fighting for seventh and they are fighting for their lives to stay out of the relegation and play-off spots."
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