A crackpot idea, surely? England has three teams in the European Cup semi-finals; Manchester United blew away any lingering thoughts that Italy had the best league in Europe.
Maybe, but the really significant news in English football this week is the failure of the FA Cup semi-finals to sell out. The football association's showpiece trophy, "the best cup competition in the world" has lost its lustre.
Blackburn, remember, is only 30 or so miles from Old Trafford, where Rovers' tie against Chelsea will be played. A fan on the radio today, who claimed not to have missed a game since the seventies, said it just cost too much to take his kids along - adult tickets cost up to £55. Meanwhile, as fans of Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool celebrate their success in the Champions Lerague, the flipside is that supporters of every other side are getting bored with the impregnability of those three, along with Arsenal, in the top four of the Premiership.
The patience of football clubs' core support is being eroded. The authorities won't mind too much as long as big business is taking an interest, but how long can that be guaranteed with the apparent hooliganism making a comeback?
The bubble is swelling fast.