Paul Barber claimed that "We are thrilled to have Martin joining our club" and "Martin is Widely recognized as one of the top young coaches in North America"
Rennie will step in next season to allow current Director of Soccer Operations Tom Soehn to refocus on his original role. Soehn currently fills the head coaching void left by Teitur Thordason after he was unceremoniously released by the club at the end of May.
Rennie's high praise as one of the up and coming young coaches in North America does not come unwarranted; since coming across to North America he has done nothing but win and will look to continue his solid run of success on this side of the Atlantic. His coaching style tends to focus on maintaining possession of the ball in the opponents half of the pitch. This falls in line with what Tom Soehn has set up for him here in the Terminal City. Thordason's kick and chase up the wing approach failed to bring results and seemed to be a waste of his squads talents. Since joining the Raleigh based Railhawks his squad has out scored their opponents 272 to 147 in the last 3 seasons.
Rennie is slated to begin his tenure with the Whitecaps once the Railhawks season is finished and at their current pace it could be a long season. Carolina currently sit atop the leagues standings with 9 regular season matches remaining. They have already clinched a playoff birth and have outscored their opponents on the season 40 to 16. A big stat Whitecaps fans will appreciate is that he only has 21 draws in his last 91 games.
