Charlie Mac: 'I was probably a bit of a prima donna in the Conference'
MacDonald, now 28, missed the last seven games of last season with a shoulder injury as Brentford marched to the second division title. He returned on September 19th to score in a losing 3-1 cause to Bristol Rovers.
Charlie left his first club Charlton and slipped out of the league.
He told the Brentford Guardian: "I was down in non-League feeling a bit hard done by. I was probably a bit of a prima donna, thinking I was too good for that level, until I got beaten up by a few teams in the Conference. My family had a few harsh words with me and reality hit home. I had to roll my sleeves up and do the ugly side of the game to get back where I wanted to be. Thankfully I managed it"
MacDonald went on to talk about his return to the football league: "Things didn't work out for me at Southend, but Andy Scott came in and saved me from a year of misery. Coming to Brentford was a fresh start. I managed to score goals and play games. It is all water under the bridge now. Since I left Charlton at Brentford has been the most enjoyable and most fulfilling experience I have had in football. I would say this is the happiest I've been."
However, while injured MacDonald, who continues to score a goal on average every two games, missed the Bees march to the title.
He continued: "Injury is the worst part of being a professional footballer, especially when your team is top of the league with seven or eight games to go and you can't help to get them over the finish line. That left a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth to be honest, because I'd started it and wasn't able to finish it."
To read the full interview go here: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/football/brentfordfcnews