The Newcastle United Supporters' Trust (NUST) is "happy" the Magpies have cancelled more than 100 season tickets following an investigation into unauthorised reselling.

But Lisa Mole, the chair of the NUST, said it was "very disappointing" it had to happen after the club confirmed seats sold to tour organisers at St James' Park a decade ago were "not detected until recently".

It comes in the wake of a school nearly 200 miles away being able to buy tickets for the massively in-demand Champions League home game against Barcelona on Thursday.

The NUST had been "inundated with messages" from upset fans after 45 tickets for the match were snapped up by the High School of Dundee.

A spokesman for the school said they purchased them in good faith, after being "approached" by a provider, but the tickets were subsequently cancelled by the club.

Mole said they were "glad they had brought it to attention and it had been sorted", but she stressed that NUST would continue to "push for full transparency and make sure Newcastle United supporters are put first".

"We're happy that the club have taken action, people have been made accountable and the season tickets have been removed," she said. "But, at the same time, it's very disappointing that we're in a situation where this has even had to happen.

"These things shouldn't have been going on. It's 103 seats every single home game that have been going to people we would class as outside of the fanbase."

The club explained that third-party ticket provider agreements were terminated shortly after the takeover in 2021.

This included the deal agreed in the 2015-16 campaign with a small group of tour organisers "for the benefit of school groups" - but the club did not realise they were still selling tickets because there was no formal contract.

"At a time when we are doing our utmost to protect legitimate access for Newcastle United fans, we want to be fully transparent and apologise for this oversight," the club said.

Newcastle news: NUST to 'push for full transparency' after club's ticket action