A STALWART of the grassroots game in Cumbria has offered his thoughts on the cross-conference play-offs through which the two sides to be promoted to National League Division One from the various National Conference Leagues will be determined. Peter Tyson said: “Just a few thoughts on the Rugby Football League’s latest harebrained scheme. “It seems 16 clubs will play a series of matches to determine who gets promoted. Surely the winners of each region should play off between themselves – they have earned it, with a full season’s efforts. Someone more cynical than myself might think the RFL are visualising all those £500 fines for non-fulfilment of fixtures.”