Swansea fan Harry Jacobs, seven, wrote to the club in order to invite Jonjo Shelvey along to his primary school in Muswell Hill to meet him and his friends, he couldn't have possibly imagined that the Swans midfielder would be so moved by his letter that he'd go well above and beyond in order to give the little football fan an extra special day to remember instead.
Much like Shelvey, Harry also struggles with Alopecia Totallis -- a condition that causes sufferers to lose all their hair, usually at a young age.
Harry's letter to his hero read thus: "You are amazing and scored a goal from 47 yards into the top corner. So, so, so good.
"I know you play for Swansea. My name is Harry and I have Alopecia like you.
"Do you like [having Alopecia]? I think it is medium because I can't get nits and don't have to go to the hairdressers -- which is good. I don't really like it though. Can you come to my school please, but first to my house. I can take you to school then to meet my friends."
Harry's mother, Nic, also added at the bottom of the letter: "Harry has developed Alopecia really rapidly. He is a mad footy fan and has got some comfort from the fact that you are a Premier League footballer who he can look up to and see that he can still achieve incredible things.
"I would really appreciate if you could write back to him. He is going through a really tough time at the moment and it would be a real boost for him to have a response from you."
However, Shelvey didn't just reply to the letter. In fact, the midfielder set about organising a VIP experience for his new pen pal, inviting Harry and his parents down to the Liberty Stadium as his special guests for Swansea's recent fixture against Southampton.
Shelvey personally greeted the family on the morning of the match, handing over a brand new Swansea kit with Harry's name and number on the back as well a ticket to watch the game from one of the stadium's swanky executive boxes.
The best was yet to come, with Shelvey also inviting Harry to be his official match mascot for the afternoon.
As such, young Harry accompanied Shelvey out onto the pitch, holding his hero's hand as the two teams emerged from the tunnel before kick-off before coming back out at half-time for a penalty shoot-out with club mascot Cyril the Swan.
Speaking after the game, Shelvey told the Swansea club website: "I know what it was like for me growing up as a boy with Alopecia. It was quite tough for me with people calling me names and things. I felt for Harry when I got the letter and it was nice for me to share some of my experiences with him and to try and guide him along the right lines.
"The best bit though was seeing the look on his face walking out with the team. He said he had a great time - and that's so special."
We wholeheartedly second that! Cracking stuff.