What does Ed Sheeran say at the beginning of "Gold Rush"?

Question

I was listening to the album, and solely in the right side (for one second) there’s someone saying something before Ed breaks into the actual course.

Here’s the song on YouTube.

Answer 1

Sounds like "Whatever you want, mate" or "Whenever you want, mate". The second makes more sense at the start of a take in the studio - i.e. "Start playing whenever you want".