Grip initially declined to speak at all about his first experience of the game which will become his bread and butter, though in fairness the stale nature of the draw between Leicester City and Newcastle United would have made conversation difficult.
When he eventually relented, he was more intent on escaping the driving rain and into a car. He was, he said, impressed by Kieron Dyer and looking forward to seeing more football. The future, it seems, is not yet ready to reveal itself.
The present, in the shape of Taylor, is much more open. Any doubts Leicester may have had that their full-time manager would suffer distraction because of his temporary role were surely dispelled by his normal display of commitment at the weekend.
As Dyer ran amok among his defenders, Taylor shouted not with his England head on but from his Leicester heart 'stop him' - despite what that might have meant for his chances against Italy on Wednesday.
Gerry Taggart didn't quite manage and it was the man who scored the winner for Taylor's Under 21s against the Italians two years ago who set up Gary Speed for Newcastle's equaliser.
Arnar Gunnlaugsson had put the home side ahead from a spectacular free-kick which has further enhanced his enigmatic reputation, but both goals were intrusions in an otherwise unobtrusive contest.
Taylor admitted that he had learned nothing new about Dyer even though he played as an auxiliary striker to Alan Shearer. It was a role which did the former England captain few favours since it epitomised exactly what the new manager is attempting to achieve in his selection of youth ahead of experience.
Shearer looked dull and uninspired while his partner bustled and dribbled with the verve which Taylor is hoping to re-inject into international football and which has so far received universal support.
'I'm pleased about the support,' conceded Taylor. 'But if I hadn't chosen the squad I wanted then I wouldn't have been happy. I didn't learn anything new from Kieron but he caused us a few problems and it was very difficult for us to go and mark him when he dropped back into midfield.'
His appraisal was shared by the man who might have been boarding a plane for northern Italy this afternoon along with him. Much admired as England's best manager since Sir Alf Ramsey, Robson quite rightly kept the best performance for last.
Batting off any question that could be construed as advice for the man who got the caretaker job when Robson's club directors refused to release him to do it, there was more than a hint of jealousy in his voice when he was asked if there was a little bit of him which wished he would be in the Stadio delle Alpi.
'Good question, can't answer it,' he grinned. 'I would have been there but I've got to forget about it now. I've made a decision, I've accepted it and I've cleared my head now.
'The fella has been given a job and he's going to do it and for this particular friendly it is the right squad. I don't think if he continues he'll discount one or two of the over 30's and he's just using this match to have a look at the scenario.
'But he knows the strengths of Keown, Adams and Seaman though whether Ince comes back in I don't know. You have to start somewhere and he's made a good start.'
Indeed he has, which is more than can be said for the man representing the long term future.
