sentences:  Having been released, he signed a two-year contract for Oxford's Conference Premier rivals Exeter City in the summer of 2007.With Basham as a regular squad member, Exeter were promoted to League Two via the play-offs in 2007–08, and then immediately won direct promotion to League One the next season.At the end of the 2008–09 season, Exeter announced that Basham's contract was not to be extended.