This from a player whose team nearly quit recently... Chortle.
... which makes your admission of imminent defeat look even worse!
On a more serious note I think Clint is to be commended for keeping the
game going. I believe three people were talking about dropping for
various reasons, none of them in-game. By delaying the deadline by one
day one player was persuaded to change his mind, and two new (and rather
good!) players have been found to fill the vacant positions.
Essentially some good, sensible GMing saved a game.
Colin.