Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald is an experienced digital journalist who has significant expertise in a number of different genres, including his work on FootballTransfers.

After initially working in financial services, Martin gained a qualification in advertising and public relations before joining the Real Times Network group. He has contributed to a number of different sites covering a range of topics, including

FootballTransfers, GPFans, FootballCritic, Goal.com, The Celtic Exchange and The Celtic Star.

Football presented a path to Martin into the journalism world, while his passion for movies meant any opportunity to land a role within film reporting would be grasped with both hands. It is this passion which helped him land the role as Editor-In-Chief of successful film rating brand MovieMeter.

MovieMeter began by becoming the largest, most complete movie archive in the Netherlands, and has now branched out successfully into English language and beyond. Not only is Martin in charge of MovieMeter on a daily basis, he is also a subscriber and partof the site’s community and fabric. You will regularly see him providing his own, personal movie ratings as well as engaging in conversations with others in the comments section.

In addition to writing for MovieMeter.com, Martin is a co-presenter of the movie podcast Ugly Pulp Odyssey. The podcast was originally born out of a lockdown need for creativity and entertainment, but he, along with his friends Barry and Ross, have recorded more than 50 episodes to date.

An odd name for a podcast, you say? It was born out of the trio’s three favourite movies; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Pulp Fiction and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Articles from Martin Macdonald

Erling Haaland, Man City, 2025/26
  • 21 Mar 2026

Erling Haaland invests in new chess world championship tour

Javier Mascherano, Chuck Norris
  • 21 Mar 2026

How the late Chuck Norris was once compared to Javier Mascherano

Sir Alex Ferguson, Man Utd
  • 21 Mar 2026

Sir Alex Ferguson reveals the moment he broke his ribs celebrating

Sebastien Migne, Haiti
  • 21 Mar 2026

One World Cup head coach has never stepped foot in the country he manages

Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, 2026 World Cup ticket
  • 21 Mar 2026

How much an England fan will pay if they go to every World Cup match including the final

Lautaro Valenti, Parma
  • 20 Mar 2026

Serie A star reveals kidnap trauma: They held a gun to my knee

Football Turnstile
  • 20 Mar 2026

If you tailgate at a football match you'll now be prosecuted under new criminal laws

John Henry, Liverpool, map
  • 20 Mar 2026

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group scrap plans to buy another club

Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Peaky Blinders
  • 20 Mar 2026

Cillian Murphy talks Peaky Blinders: The Immortal man, career, and the footballer he'd play in a movie

Noa Lang injury
  • 19 Mar 2026

Galatasaray consider legal action against UEFA after horror Noa Lang injury in Liverpool loss

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Man Utd
  • 19 Mar 2026

What is the status of Man Utd's new stadium plans?

Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Inter Miami
  • 19 Mar 2026

The records Lionel Messi has broke in his career as he hits 900 career goals

Morocco, Senegal, 2026 AFCON
  • 19 Mar 2026

Senior African football official slams the decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title

David Beckham, Inter Miami
  • 19 Mar 2026

Why Inter Miami hold the envy of every MLS club

KSI, Dagenham and Redbridge
  • 18 Mar 2026

Dagenham & Redbridge sack manager and appoint Andy Carroll two weeks after celebrity investment

World Cup Venues
  • 18 Mar 2026

FIFA confirms major change to World Cup broadcasting for 2026

PSG, Champions League
  • 18 Mar 2026

What are the actual words to the Champions League theme?

Victor Osimhen, Galatasaray, 2024/25
  • 18 Mar 2026

Why Victor Osimhen wears a mask and why it might be forever

Max Dowman, Arsenal, 2025/26
  • 18 Mar 2026

Max Dowman is the youngest scorer in Premier League history - but who holds overall top-flight record?

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Man Utd
  • 17 Mar 2026

What did Sir Jim Ratcliffe really mean when he said standards were slipping at the Man Utd academy?