defence as they returned to the top flight in 1993–94, and helped them hit the ground running as they secured a third-place finish (though they never really looked like catching up with the leading pair that consisted of champions Manchester United and runners-up Blackburn Rovers). This gave the Magpies a place in Europe (the UEFA Cup) for the first time since the 1970s. Keegan also successfully converted Venison into a midfield player following the arrival of right-back Marc Hottiger at the start of the 1994–95 season, though he lost the club captaincy when he was spotted in a wine bar outside of the club's curfew. He played 28 times for the Magpies in the 1994–95 season, scoring his only league goal for them, and for a while it looked as though he might be gaining another championship medal to add to the two he earned at Liverpool. The Magpies achieved the best start to a top division campaign in their history as they won their first six games in the Premier League and entered October still top of the league. However, the excellent form was not maintained as the season went on, and a sixth-place finish wasn't even enough for another UEFA Cup campaign. Galatasaray At the end of the 1994–95 season, after 130 appearances for Newcastle, Venison was on the move. As his career reached its twilight years, Venison decided to try his luck abroad signing for Galatasaray in Turkey on 31 May 1995 for £750,000. He was one of many British footballers recruited by coach Graeme Souness, who had been his manager during his final year at Liverpool earlier in the decade. Southampton Venison spent just under 5 months with the Turkish side, playing eight games, before he was on the move once more. He joined Southampton for £850,000 on 25 October 1995. He played 22 Premier League games that season as Southampton avoided relegation on goal difference and reached the FA Cup quarter finals. He played two more games for the Saints in the 1996–97 season (by which time Souness was manager of Southampton, the third club Venison had played under him at), before he suffered a back injury which led to him announcing his retirement from playing on 20 October 1996 at the age of 32. International career Venison had been selected to represent England at under-21 level on 10 occasions from 1982 until 1986. In