Got a lot of respect for their financial dealings but they have been scraping their way into the top 4 for years now. I think they'd actually benefit from missing out for once. Might feel a bit more pressure to improve.
I hope they do, if only for the fact that in doing so they will condemn Arsenal to 5th position. Arsenal have been fannying around for far too long now and, for the good of football, need to wake up.