Ben Wignall I don't necessarily think that promotion is a necessity for Sunderland in this case. Whilst I understand that Jones is getting Championship interest, game-time is surely the most important thing for Jones right now and Lee Johnson is giving him lots of that. There's no guarantee that Jones would slot into the line-up of a Championship team, and unlike a lot of League One clubs, Sunderland have the financial muscle to get a permanent deal done for Jones - especially with Kyril Louis-Dreyfus now at the helm. If Sunderland are interested in taking Jones permanently, then it doesn't matter which league they're in - they should be able to get a deal over the line in my eyes. George Harbey You’d certainly think so. Jones has been really impressive since joining the Black Cats, contributing to five goals in nine appearances thus far. Naturally, Championship sides are starting to take a look at him, and a move to Middlesbrough or Stoke could be appetising for him given that he was born in Redcar and also knows Michael O’Neill well. If Sunderland go up, then you’d put them right at the front of the queue as he knows the players and the manager is getting a fine tune out of him. But Championship football could be too much to turn down if Sunderland don’t go up, regardless of the relationship he has with Johnson and the players at Sunderland. Alfie Burns I think they probably have to be, yeah. The attraction with Sunderland will always be that they are a massive club, but whilst they are in League One, there will be a ceiling on what they can offer players. Jones is doing plenty to catch the eye at Sunderland right now and, naturally, his path of progression is going to see him attract the interest of sides in the Championship. It’s Sunderland’s ambition to get into the Championship and that needs to be where their focus is right now. However, that will then trigger fresh focus with players like Jones. So much rests on getting over the line with promotion, though, so attention cannot drift.