They definitely weren't. I was on COYS at the time and the most everyone on there was expecting was 6th and a good run in one or two of the cups. I think histories being rewritten here. We finished the previous season quite well but we had to I guess as we were right in the shit early on, but everyone still had us well behind Arsenal and Liverpool. If there were people saying they expected fourth that season they were being extremely optimistic. I guess it's similar to a few saying now we can win the title which a few have said and if we did, i doubt you would say it was expected.
Spot on