Same here. Gave up my s/t, I have no trouble buying tickets as a Bronze member and I get to sit around the ground as I please. The NS blocks C and D, is great.
This.
The waiting list was zero just over a year ago, as I bought a half-season ticket as a present at Xmas 2016. The waiting list came from no where with key wins in Jan & Feb 2017, making PL football very likely.