Cheltenham manager Mark Yates could not believe that his side had not recorded a victory against Dale at the weekend, citing two mistakes that cost them the points.
Speaking after the game to the awaiting press, Yates said: "How we've conceded two goals I don't know. The timing of them were cruel.
"We knew Rochdale were a decent side, but we nullified them and kept them quiet, but then switched off twice and lost the game.
"It's tough for the boys, but it shouldn't have happened. Players got in each other's way for the second, going for the wrong ball and poor decisions cost us, otherwise we could have been talking about a great 1-0 win.
"At 1-1 we had a good chance with Russ Penn blazing over the bar and it's fine margins. We are lucky we have a game at home to Morecambe on Tuesday to try and put it right.
"We played some decent stuff at times and we were 1-0 up so it's a tough one to take for everybody. The only way to sort this out is to better and stronger and put a big performance in on Tuesday."