It’s Ay-ok in a day to remember for Okes

By TONY INCENZO

FA CUP fever swept through the northern edge of Dartmoor last Saturday when Okehampton Argyle relished their debut in the world famous competition.
The Step 6 South West Peninsula League Premier East outfit carried out a great deal of pre-match promotional work for their first ever tie, against Brixham, and were rewarded with a bumper crowd of 483 for the extra-preliminary round 2-2 draw – seriously impressive numbers for a town containing just under 6,000 inhabitants.
I made the five-hour drive down to Okehampton to admire their work and I am certainly glad I did! It was...

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