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A Town U23 side featuring new signings Barry Cotter and Chris Goteni as well as trialists Mohammed Sagaf and Ben Stephens were comprehensively beaten 5-2 by Colchester United at the U's Florence Park training ground on Monday afternoon. Ben Folami (pictured) and Shane McLoughlin netted second-half goals for Gerard Nash's side in front of watching Blues boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor.

A young Town U21 side were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Colchester United at a freezing Playford Road on Monday afternoon. The result leaves Town bottom of the Professional Development League Two South and without a win in their last nine matches.