Met Conor in my first year of uni in Lincoln, we lived in the same flat and our first ever meeting was the day Man Utd beat liverpool 3-2 (berbatov hat trick) he asked if the Liverpool towel in the kitchen was mine to which I replied yes, then smugly told me he was a Man Utd fan and asked if I’d watched the game. Wasn’t sure at the moment how much we would get on! We later found a lot of similar interests in 90s rap music, the smiths, retro / favourite football strips, IPA beers and a lot more. If i ever beed to match a tie to a suit conor would be the giy to go to. I started to think despite the Man United thing we was an alright guy. 


He was a huge part of our uni group, always getting people up for a night out, sounding the party horn and telling us to ‘seize the night’. Any occasion, Christmas meals, Marc Simpsons birthday, Matt Birds stag do, were always accompanied by a speech from Conor that had everyone who knew him in hysterics and anyone who wasn’t familiar with him probably a little bit confused. He also was the creator of the ‘Soaring Shag’ a revolutionary formation for when we played eleven a side - we lost the first game 7-1 and the ‘soaring shag’ wasn’t seen again. 


Many of my other friends who attend uni have drifted from the friends they made their but I think it showed how much of a tight knit group we were that even after uni we met up regularly deposited being spread around the country try. I always looked forward to trips up to Leeds to go watch the football, or Live at Leeds festival (our yearly uni reunion) or any reason to go up for a few drinks. 


A top guy who will be dearly missed by anyone lucky enough to have met him.