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Drew
Bolton would have been in the prem all the while he was growing up so without looking into their history I guess he would class them as a big team. Certainly now young kids who don't have an in depth historical knowledge will see Wigan as a fairly big club given the players they have and their extended stay in the prem, despite that fact that in reality they are tinpot.
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!