his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. In his first full season at the club, he scored 14 league goals in 41 matches. During the 2000–01 season, Flack suffered medial ligament damage during a match against Scunthorpe United in November 2000 but returned to the first-team after six weeks and went on to finish the season as the club's top scorer. In 2003, he suffered relegation from the Football League with Exeter, scoring the club's last goal in the league at the time on the final day of the season in a 1–0 victory over Southend United. Despite their victory, Swansea City survived after winning their final match, relegating Exeter to the Conference. Flack was the club's PFA representative and later commented on the financial difficulties they suffered, stating "Players weren't getting paid, some lost their houses, some lost their relationships. [...] There was loads going on – it wasn't good." Following their relegation, several clubs, including Hull City and Bristol Rovers who put in six-figure offers for the striker, made approaches to sign Flack but he rejected them in order to stay in Exeter where his family were settled. In January 2005, he played in Exeter's 0–0 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the FA Cup. Flack took a pay cut in May 2005 and turned down a potential move to Stockport County in order to stay at Exeter, citing his desire to work with manager Alex Inglethorpe. The following season, Flack was mainly used as a substitute, although he did score the only hat-trick of his Exeter career in eleven minutes during a win over Southport on 4 March 2006, the fastest ever hat-trick scored for the club. He was awarded a testimonial match against Torquay United in July 2006 having spent ten years with Exeter, making over 400 appearances and becoming the club's fourth highest league goalscorer of all-time. At the time of his departure, he was the longest serving player at the club. Later career On 26 May 2006, Flack signed for Exeter neighbours Tiverton Town as a player–coach, but on 7 December of the same year he joined Conference South club Dorchester Town on non-contract terms. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Braintree Town two days later, before scoring his first goal for the club in their following fixture, a 2–2 draw with