Your post seems to suggest that Bolton are, historically, a small team but if you did look at their history you will see they have a very good record as they have been in the top flight for about 70 out of about 110 years of league football!
I think Ferring Seagull is being a bit sensitive. Think he maybe under the misapprehension that just because players play for BHA they instantly become lifelong albion fans rather than employees and therefore have to exorcise any previous existence that might relate to another football club...