Josh Bauer

Right Back - Nashville SC
8 Sep 2026
Tuesday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News Transfers Relations Events 23 Awards Matches History

Events

23

  1. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  2. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  3. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  4. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  5. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  7. Personality clash with Sergio Rivas

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  8. Stayed on the bench while Reed Baker-Whiting took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Reed Baker-Whiting was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    The manager protected him after a heavy workload.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  9. Stayed on the bench while Andy Najar took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Andy Najar was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  10. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  11. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.2 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  12. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  13. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  14. Personality clash with Thomas Williams

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Personality clash with Daniel Lovitz

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  16. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $821.5K/y

  17. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $821.5K/y
    Who
    Weah Mark

  18. Anxious about his expiring contract

  19. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  20. Personality clash with Joe Willis

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  21. Personality clash with Andy Najar

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  22. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  23. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Minor
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.