CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





     We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment to
     the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Advisors Series Trust and to the
     use of our  report  dated July 18,  2003 on the  financial  statements  and
     financial highlights of McCarthy Fund, a series of shares of Advisor Series
     Trust.  Such financial  statements and financial  highlights  appear in the
     2003 Annual Report to Shareholders  which is incorporated by reference into
     the Statement of Additional Information.




                                            /s/ TAIT, WELLER & BAKER

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 27, 2003