The only reason Bradley is even linked is because of an american owner. If he ever becomes a serious candidate, then I'll worry. As far as I am concerned, this is just the media being lazy.
And knowing Randy Lerner and how he reacts after embarrassment of the team he owns, I'm fairly certain we can write off McDonald. Seeing as how Lerner saw that result in person, I'm sure he was more than a little pissed at losing to a weak side like Rapid V.