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Originally Posted by dave not neil
A1GP was a brilliant series, it's concept was great, and that you cannot deny. To suggest that a nation vs. nation series is of no need is ridiculous. Next year millions of people will be glued to there TV screens to watch the 2010 Football world cup, a nation vs. nation competition, which is a huge money spinner. Given the right promotion and management, it could, and should be hugely popular.
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There are also nation vs. nation world cups in waterpolo, baseball, rowing and handball, and these are not huge moneymakers. The nation vs nation concept isn't new in sports and simply adding this concept to a sport doesn't make it an instant succes and imo is not a brilliant or great concept. The fact that most big tv-networks chose not to get the tv-rights suggest that they didn't found it a brilliant concept as well.