New boy Ricky Helliwell believes the Cougars will inflict a 60-point mauling on amateur side Thornhill Trojans this week.

Keighley go into the Challenge Cup third round this weekend looking for a repeat of the powerful display that saw them slay the Doncaster Dragons in the season opener.

And the former Salford centre, who capped his Cougar debut with a try, believes another victory is inevitable.

"We should be putting 50 or 60 points past them," said Helliwell, who picked up the 'champagne moment' for his second-half try.

"As long as we concentrate we shouldn't have a problem with this lot. If we play like we did against Doncaster, then Thornhill will have no chance at all.

"We have set ourselves up perfectly for the cup game. I thought everyone did very well last week, it is the start we wanted and we need to carry it on in the cup."

And unlike so many of his team-mates, the former Bulls academy player isn't keen on getting a big club should the Cougars make it through.

"For match practice I would rather get another former NFP club in the next round," he said.

"Then we can have a big club after that, that would be fine."

Helliwell, who admits he specialises in impressive debuts, gave his all in his first game, scoring a try, putting in some tremendous tackles, showing good go forward and even earning time in the sin bin as part of a whole-hearted performance.

"I have always done well in my first games," he said.

"My debuts at Featherstone and Salford were the same. I didn't score tries then but I put in big performances.

"That is me all over, I will always do my best and try my hardest for the team."

Helliwell, who has played alongside both fellow new boys Ian Sinfield and Gareth Hewitt, is expecting big things this season.

He said: "I think we can be looking to pick up winning pay quite a lot this year. I would expect us to win 90 percent of our games and get a top four finish. Promotion would have to be our goal."

Much of his confidence comes from the "incredible" team spirit he has witnessed since arriving at Cougar Park - something which was very much in evidence during the on-field scrap after just 116 seconds of the season.

"They were trying to bully us and we stood up to them," he added.

"You can't back down in those situations and we got involved, which is what you have to do. It is a case of one in, all in and we showed that out there."

The Trojans can obviously expect a rough ride.

Jason Ramshaw's inspirational performance on Sunday has won him the inaugural Arriva Trains Cup Player of the Round Award. The loose forward came back after ten months out with a shoulder injury with a blockbusting display in the shock 21-14 win.