When unfashionable Bournemouth won promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 2015, it felt a bit like a football fairy tale.
This was a club that had spent its entire history in the lower divisions but had somehow finally achieved the Holy Grail.
In addition, with the Vitality Stadium only having a capacity of just over 11,000, it was by far the smallest club to reach the lofty heights of the top flight.
Most pundits thought the Cherries would be relegated immediately but they survived for five seasons and won many admirers playing attractive football under the guidance of young manager Eddie Howe.
Relegation finally consumed them in 2020 and many wondered if that was the last we had seen of this south coast club.
But after two seasons in the Championship they are back, clinching second spot on Tuesday night in a tense 1-0 home win over promotion…
