Meet the 93-year-old Reading fan whose dislike of Arsenal dates to the 1920s

Ciss Platten is the only Reading supporter who will be at Wembley for Saturday’s showdown with Arsenal who was alive when the club last reached the FA Cup semi-finals, in 1927

Ciss Platten takes it steady as she walks to the solitary Reading supporters’ coach, parked outside the Madejski Stadium and bound for Blackpool. At 93 years old, you tend to go at your own pace.

Yet despite the aid of a walking stick – “I hate it,” Platten says – she remains fiercely independent. And loyally following Reading, at home and far away, is her all-consuming passion.

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