The Scarborough Athletic striker, who has enjoyed a prolific Non-League career with promotions at Brighouse, Darlington and Farsley Celtic, recently opened up about his own struggles exacerbated by lockdown.
DCMS Secretary of State Oliver Dowden says the recent European Super League proposals has left the government with no option but to act in rebalancing the power structure of the domestic game.
Frecklington, 35, the nephew of Blues boss Dave, 44, was released by Lincoln City in 2020 after an injury-hit spell and didn’t have any plans to continue playing.
So far, 27 Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern League clubs have received just under £100,000 on grants towards community projects ranging from food banks to programmes to assist those with mental health problems.
The Northern Premier League North West club stole the hearts of the nation when they progressed all the way to the FA Cup third round, culminating in a dream home tie with Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur.
League chiefs will be hoping to complete a season for the first time in three years after the 2019- 20 campaign was declared null and void last March, before the 2020-21 campaign was curtailed back in February after a truncated period, caused by the UK lockdown.
The move has provoked surprise among some onlookers as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic led many to suggest that the move could be put on hold