Issue 219 of The Gooner from November 2011 simply had to feature the Flying Dutchman, Robin van Persie on teh front cover as his goals in recent weeks have enabled the team to put together a decent run of unbeaten games. Long may it continue! As usual there is a healthy mix of articles debating the current state of affairs including one by Tom Martin which references some memorable quotes from the 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight in relation to Arsene Wenger. In honour of the month of Movember, we look back at some of the players, plus one owner, who have some facial hair on their upper lip and there is also an interview with Arsenal fan Matthew Bazell about his book (the recently updated Theatre of Silence – The Lost Soul of Football), why he so rarely goes to Arsenal and his thoughts on what the future might hold for English football. Plus all the regulars – Talking Reds, Mickey Cannon, Anger Management, In The Away End and readers letters.