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It begs the question, why specifically Bournemouth then? There are plenty of clubs of similar size/stature doing better than us right now, Brighton, Norwich, Watford etc.
I would say it is because we realistically could be Bournemouth if things had gone differently for us. I would argue they are almost a direct equivilant to us in terms of the town size, club size, support base etc.
Brighton and Norwich are both City teams with a far richer history than our own and Watford nobody could really envy due to their ridiculous business model and way they operate in general. That said I would bet you a lot of our supporters would swap places with Watford in a heartbeat.
There is actually a bit of rivalry with Brighton, it stems back to when they were promoted the first time.
Richer History? Brighton???
I would say so yes, but only just. I think them being FA Cup runners up just gives them the edge over us. Very similar though, certainly debatable.