Widdop has said the rumours are rubbish anyway.

We can't just sign any and every good player that becomes available on the market. For a start, we already have our quota or Marquee players contracted for 3 years. Secondly, we must be at or close to the salary cap - so any more players in should mean more players out first.
The other point is the balance of the team; positionally and commercially.
Commercially, sinking £500-600k on one player with an overall cap of £2m is crazy when you have another 29ish players' salaries to cover. Especially given the risky nature of injury in rugby league. Those kind of salaries might make sense in the NRL 9.6million AUS$, which is roughly £5.5m. The main reason the NRL is so much stronger than Super League is right there in those cap figures, so SL clubs have to shop very wisely from that market to bring good value players across.
Positionally, we don't need another half with Lolohea, Myler (although I'm not a huge fan personally), McLelland at the club. We are a bit thin if we get injuries there but far more urgent for me would be prop (the proper Garbutt replacement if you will) and possibly then wing depending on how Handley and L Briscoe turn out this year. Even at prop, I'm more relaxed about it once Holroyd, Dupree, Oledzki have another year or two under their belts as I reckon one or two of them may well cement a 1st grade spot.
We've had a bit of a silly season recently with transfers and it's been nice to be linked with real star names for once, but realistically I think the 2019 squad is formed, with the potential for that one additional prop still.

What is the mystery that will be unveiled on the 1st December? This better be a new player and not a goddang advent calendar.

I'd hazard a guess at the new away kit

It'll be the away shirt and maybe squad numbers, all the social media is ISC branded

Surely must be bigger announcement than that

FFS - you'd think the club were a bit more switched on to what fans are wanting to hear. Still the marketing machine rolls on.

Squad numbers released so count them out

I think club would be silly to over egg a shirt launch.. fans would be most displeased if this is all it is. They know we are on the look out for a new signing announcement

Great to see Merrin get a back row shirt number. It where I hope he plays.

I'm looking forward to getting annoyed when people call him 'Merrion' like 'Burrows'

Is there a list available of the numbers given out?