Jack Colback will be cursing his luck after watching Sunderland send Newcastle down with a 3-0 victory over Everton – but he will not be regretting any previous comments made about his former club.

The 26-year-old controversially moved from the Black Cats to their Geordie rivals on a free transfer in the summer of 2014.

In the wake of Newcastle’s relegation down to the Championship, a variety memes featuring quotes attributed to Colback have surfaced online.

However, several journalists have since taken to Twitter to debunk the claims that Colback described Newcastle as a “bigger club” and one where he would avoid any kind of “relegation battle.”

Very good. But when did he actually say that? (clue: he didn't) https://t.co/nQhFkZMCMa — Mark Douglas (@MsiDouglas) May 12, 2016

In fact, quotes found in a story carried by The Daily Mail around the time Colback signed for Newcastle suggest the midfielder had nothing but kind words for his former employers:

“I’ve only got good things to say about Sunderland”

‘I’ve only got good things to say about Sunderland, they gave me my chance and I want to thank the fans and the club for all their support.”

In reality, Colback’s decision to move to the Toon was rooted in the fact that, having been born in Newcastle, he was and still is a lifelong supporter of the team.

“I hope they can understand the chance I’ve had here to move to my boyhood club,” he said.

So while Sunderland fans are still more than entitled to crow at Colback for switching to their bitter rivals it is important to remember – he was never disrespectful to the Black Cats.

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet – especially when James Corden is saying it.