WE'RE NOT SURE THIS MIGHT BE QUITE THE CAPPING THEY THINK IT IS

So, alright, the Daily Record might be slightly overstating it when they say that winning the paper's Entertainment Heroes award has "capped the year" for Franz Ferdinand. But then, the slightly crawly 'sorry we can't be there' thank-you probably did turn the paper's head:

'We have been so moved by the reception we've had from people across Scotland. 'It's been such a great year and the support the Record has given us has been absolutely fantastic and thoroughly appreciated.

'The Record, and especially John Dingwall, the Razz girls and Rick Fulton, have been there from the start and we are so grateful for the positive pieces you have written over the past 12 months.'

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