Cherries legend Big Fletch has met his youngest fan – little Fletch, a five-week-old baby named in his honour.

Despite his tender age little Fletcher Sargent enjoyed the highs and lows of last season, attending matches before he was even born, courtesy of mum Corrie, 28, who continued going to games while she was pregnant.

Now the two Fletchers have finally met face to face thanks to a special VIP visit organised for little Fletch and his proud mum and dad Ben, 26, who has been a lifelong Cherries fan since his father Chris started taking him to games.

Steve Fletcher even presented his little namesake with a personalised Cherries kit with the number 0 on the back as a special gift from the club.

“Having a stand named after you is great but having a baby named after you is even more amazing,” the talismanic striker said.

“It is the greatest compliment that anyone can ever pay you and I feel truly honoured.”

Proud dad Ben, 26, a drug and alcohol care co-ordinator, said: “This has been a brilliant day, one that we will never forget. We’d like to say a huge thank you to Fletch and all the rest of the team at AFC Bournemouth.

“When our little Fletcher is older, we will be so proud when we show him all the photos from the day he met Big Fletch, was presented with his first Cherries kit and toured the stadium.”

The visit was organised by Poole-headquartered digital marketing agency Intergage where Corrie works.

“This was a complete surprise,” Corrie, a client services executive, said. “My colleagues at Intergage, Ben and Chris and the club all organised the event without telling me a thing about it.

“The first I knew was when I was picked up by Ben’s dad Chris for a surprise day out and ended up at Dean Court with little Fletcher, only to be met by Ben, Mike and the guys from Intergage.”