Taylor admitted he was happy to let Cairns and fellow coach Guillaume Beuzelin take the team for the game ahead of starting in earnest on Monday.
The new boss started the game in the directors box with chairman Allan Maitland, but when Accies went two goals down to Killie after 70 minutes Taylor made a beeline for the dugout and oversaw the latter stages of the game.And Cairns admits the move - which was captured by Accies fan site Only Accies - shows just how keen he is to get Accies up and running, as the club still search for their first win of the Championship season.Cairns said: "If he comes down from the stand, it probably tells you he's not happy with what he's seen."But it's early days and he'll assess the squad."Stan has come down.
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