like most people these days the offside rule now perplexes me. when the ball is about to be crossed carlos is offside. but thru' my alcohol haze i thought it brushed the blackpool players leg before reaching him. therefore is he not played onside? and i thought the blackpool goal was rightly disallowed as the player who was offside made a play for the ball. but then again i thought arteta and huddlestone's goals should have been ruled out as well. remember joey barton at portsmouth i think with a 25 yarder ruled out because another city player was in an offside position even tho' the ball flew into the net nowhere near him.