'There was no way I was going to come out of my house if it wasn't a big challenge and this is an enormous challenge,' said Pulis, who ended an 18-month exile from management to take charge at Hillsborough.
'This is a club with a fervent following. No disrespect to Sheffield United but if you got this club into the Premier League it would be the biggest club in Sheffield. At the moment we're not because of the stability Chris Wilder has brought them.
'You've got to have a foundation. You want to turn the club around and point it in the right direction.