Tony Pulis: "This was most probably the toughest job I have had in lots of respects, so I am really pleased personally and I am pleased for my staff, obviously pleased for the chairman and the directors, but also for the Albion supporters, who have been wonderful.
"They have been absolutely fantastic since I came in. They have really, really got behind the players.
"We play Chelsea next Monday, we host the champions. We will look forward to it - I just hope [Jose] Mourinho doesn't take it too seriously."
Asked to elaborate on why this was his toughest job, he replied: "For all sorts of reasons that I'll go into later, but I have had more stressful days and stressful nights here than I did at Stoke when we first got promoted there, and Palace last year."