Richard Naylor reckons Ipswich Town have got the team spirit to take them all the way to the Premiership this season.

And after the Blues' amazing fightback against Wigan, when they leapfrogged the Latics into the Coca-Cola Championship's pole position, it would be difficult to argue with the 27-year-old star.

He scored Town's equaliser in that match, after Wigan had taken the lead through a stunning 35-yard strike by Leighton Baines, to set-up a tense finale when Darren Bent snatched a last-minute winner for Ipswich.

Naylor said: "We have got the best team spirit now that we have had for a long time, probably since we got promoted at the end of 2000.

"We're maybe not as talented as we have been, such as obviously when we finished fifth in the Premier League, but we have a great team spirit and work ethic so I think we can go all the way."

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Published Friday, December 24, 2004

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