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The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry and it's pretty clear that hiring [manager] was one of them. The [team] parted ways with their skipper after failing to reach the lofty goals they had when hiring him. The [team]'s recent struggles were clearly a reflection of a need for a change at the helm, and [manager]'s firing was not unexpected. "The [team] wishes [manager] the best of luck," said a team spokesman, "and we're glad for the time we had him here. We don't feel his hiring was a mistake, but we also don't feel that he's still the right man for the job here."