JamesPallatt published Philippe Montanier watches Nottingham Forest's Under-23s suffer...

Philippe Montanier watched Nottingham Forest's Under-23s lose 2-0 to Colchester United at The Nigel Doughty Academy.The Reds head coach saw young striker James Thorne hit the post in the first half as Jack Lester's side lost to a brace from Femi Akinwande.Aiming to bounce back from defeat at Huddersfield Town in their previous match, Forest fell 1-0 behind on 20 minutes, Akinwande drilling a low shot into the bottom corner past goalkeeper Tim Erlandsson.James Thorne hit the post for the Reds.The