Only if Pardew learned nothing from it.
If we went through a season and only ever got things right, what would we have learned about the players, the squad, the areas for improvement.
To be fair to Pardew, he can't also know that Gobern will come on and play like a tart. I am not a left back but even I know:
1. taking out a bloke at ankle height is a free kick
2, you don't swap shirts with someone in the box until AFTER the game.
The kid played like a d!ck! So hopefully, he learned and the manager learned.